Two Chinese yixing teapots, early 1900s and 1980s.

A red yixing teapot with overhead handle, round shape with short, curved spout. Decorated with incised inscription and flowering prunus. Mark to the interior of the cover, 'Tie Hua Xuan Zhai'. Height 15, length 13 cm.
A brown yixing teapot of rounded compressed shape on three short feet. Decorated with naturalistic branches and flowering twigs. Mark to the interior of the cover and to the base, 'Ding Hongshu' (b. 1955). Height 7.5, length 15 cm.

Minor wear. The red teapot with restored handle.

Provenance

The Carina and Lennart Bogg Collection. Carina and Lennart Bogg moved to China in 1983, where Lennart worked for UNICEF and Carina at the Norwegian Embassy’s preschool. Their time there coincided with China’s reopening after the Cultural Revolution – a period marked by strong artistic development and increased international exchange. Through close contact with artists and visits to exhibitions and galleries, the Swedish couple’s art collection gradually took shape. It was presented in Sweden at Liljevalchs konsthall in the exhibition “Masters from China” in the summer of 1989. Since then, the collection has continued to grow, reflecting the couple’s interest in China’s rich cultural life and diverse artistic expressions.
Bogg collection.

Literature

Compare p. 102, "Minghu Jijin Collection of famous teapots" Zhongwen Chubanshe, Taipei, 1993.

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