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AN INSCRIBED YIXING STONEWARE MANSHENG-TYPE HAT-SHAPED TEAPOT AND COVER BY YANG PENGNIAN, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING – DAOGUANG PERIOD
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description
- pottery
modelled after the form of a bamboo hat, incised to one side with a poetic inscription, followed by the signature Mansheng, the base impressed with the seal Amantuoshi, the interior of the cover further impressed with the seal Pengnian
Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London.
Exhibited
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Documentary Chinese Works of Art in Scholars’ Taste, London, 1983, cat. no. 90.
Condition
They are in overall very good condition, with the exception of some typical minute nicks to the mouth of the teapot and the edges of the cover. The incised side is of a slightly darker tone.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The inscription can be translated as:
The shade of the bamboo hat, and the tea's sunshine - a dark soup:
They were two, and became one in me - Buddhism without the words!
The shade of the bamboo hat, and the tea's sunshine - a dark soup:
They were two, and became one in me - Buddhism without the words!
Another Mansheng-type teapot potted by Yang Pengnian with the same poetic inscription, but dated to 1828, is illustrated in Yixing Pottery, Hong Kong, 1988, no. 59.