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Teapot

Medium: "Purple clay" (zisha) earthenware
Place Made: Jiangsu, China
Dates: late 19th-early 20th century
Period: Ch'ing
Markings: Impressed potter's mark on base and again on interior of lid.
Inscriptions: Incised poems on both sides of body.
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 84.244.17a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Robert S. Anderson
Image: Overall, 84.244.17a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Straight mouth; ovoid belly; splayed foot. One small twisting spout; opposite is a round handle. Includes flat, round button-hole cover. On 2 sides of body is incised poem. Because temperature was high, air bubbles on glaze surface. All achieve a glossy glaze surface. Daily ware (already fired --) Condition: Intact

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