A round brown yixing teapot, short spout and loop handle .decorated with incised inscription around the body, the cover with incsied bamboo, moon and calligraphy. marked to the interior of the cover, at the handle and to the base, 'Xu Lanjun'. Height 9.5, length 15.5 cm.
A round, slightly compressed, yixing teapot, 1960/70s, the spout and handle imitating bamboo. Decorated with incised inscriptions to the sides. Height 9, length 20.5 cm.
A cylindrical yixing teapot, imitating bamboo with sectioned body decorated to the sides with incised calligraphy, the handle and spout imitating bamboo branches. The finial in the shape of a squirrel. Mark to the interior of the cover 'Shen Zhifang'. Height 9, length 18.5 cm.
Wear.
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