Pear skin Shuiping 水平 – Yixing Teapot – Jingxi Mengchen 荊溪南孟臣制款 – China – 20e eeuw

A elegantly shaped Yixing teapot called a Shuiping 水平 (meaning water level). One of the most beloved Yixing shapes. This small teapot is finely made and stamped at the bottom with a 荊溪南孟臣制 Jingxi Mengchen mark. The lid is stamped with a makers mark.About Hui Mengchen and His MarksHui Mengchen, a renowned potter from Yixing, is best known for his elegant, pear-shaped teapots. Active from the late Ming to the early Qing dynasty (Tianqi/Chongzhen through the late 17th century), his work profoundly influenced generations of potters, both in China and abroad.His original teapots, often unadorned but finely inscribed in kaishu script on the base, are believed by K.S. Lo to be Hui’s own creations. Later pieces, typically bearing a rectangular six-character seal in zhuanshu script, were likely made by his descendants (see K.S. Lo, The Stoneware of Yixing, 1986, pp. 76–78).The Hui family workshop continued producing teapots, marking them with the inscription “Made by Jingxi Hui Mengchen” on the base.Dimensions:H7 x W12,2 (handle to spout) x W7,5 cmCondition: Small shallow flake of the underside of the lid and the mouth of the pot has a tiny chip. Checked with strong UV light for defects.Shipping method: The item is securely packed... lees verder bij Catawiki