LOT 0344 A Chinese Yixing 'phoenix' stoneware teapot and cover,
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Full title: A Chinese Yixing 'phoenix' stoneware teapot and cover, Kangxi Description: L.: 17 cm - H.: 11 cm Ref.:- Patrice Valfré: 'Yixing, Des théières pour l'Europe', p. 172, nrs. 29-30, for two carp- and frog-shaped examples in the collection of the Porzellansammlung Zwinger, Dresden, Germany. - The Peabody Essex Museum, inv. no. AE86563.AB, for a nearly identical example (link available on our website), accompanied by the following text: The form of the Yixing stoneware ewer is that of a phoenix (feng huang), a mixture of a pheasant and a peacock, a bird that appeared in times of peace and prosperity, and was an emblem of the Empress of China and consequently an emblem of femininity. The long tail curls under the body to form the handle, with the lid in the form of a pearl rising from the waves of the sea. The ball may also represent the sun rising out of the sea as the phoenix was considered the product of the sun or of fire and is often pictured gazing on a ball of fire. The two fold term feng huang might be rendered as ‘crested love pheasants.’ These are often identified as teapots although they may equally have been used for wine, or even made entirely for decorative purposes. This is among the more graceful of the published examples, with its high arching neck, finely swirled head feathers, and a highly vitrified body that results in a sheen not seen on what may be later and less refined versions.
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