a group of Four Yixing pottery teapots


The first of arching section molded to the side in relief to read 'chuan shi' in seal script; the second of irregular stump-form adorned in colored slip in motifs of bamboo, prunus and pine-bark, the underside sealed Zhongguo yixing; the third of tapered rectangular form beneath a tall handle surmounting a lion dog and freely spinning ball finial, the side incised wenren yi ke'an [the man of letters too may be peaceful] and bearing the incised signature Tianyou; the fourth of 'One Hundred Fruit' form, consisting of a globular body adorned in slip-decorated nuts.7 1/4in (18.4cm) height of third and tallest