Teapot
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Teapot, late 19th–early 20th century. "Purple clay" (zisha) earthenware, Height with lid: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm) Height (pot only): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Length (including spout and handle): 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert S. Anderson, 84.244.17a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Teapot
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Dynasty
Qing
Geography
Place made: Jiangsu, China
Medium
"Purple clay" (zisha) earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
Height with lid: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm) Height (pot only): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Length (including spout and handle): 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Inscriptions
Incised poems on both sides of body.
Markings
Impressed potter's mark on base and again on interior of lid.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert S. Anderson
Accession Number
84.244.17a-b
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