A Chinese yixing teapot and a bowl with sieve and four cups, 1980s
A domed red yixing teapot with a short straight spout and a rounded handle. Domed cover with a rounded finial. Decorated with incised inscription and a landscape to the sides. Mark to the interior of the cover, to the handle and base. Engraved by Chang Le. Height 8.5, length 15 cm.
A red yixing bowl, round shape on three short feet. Decorated with incised inscription and landscape to the sides. Diameter 11, height 4 cm. Four cups height 2.8 cm. Sieve, diameter 6.4 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.
Purchased at Poly auction "Contemporary Chinese Works of Art" December 2010.
Compare to p. 86, "Minghu Jijin Collection of famous teapots" Zhingwen Chubanshe, Taipei, 1993.