Rounded speckled brown yixing teapot decorated with applied brighter yixing clay bats and incised shou characters. Short slightly curved spout and ruyi shaped finial on the domed cover. Mark to the interior of the cover, to the handle and to the base, 'Ding Hongshu' (b. 1955). Height 8, length 14.5 cm.
Minor 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.