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Teapot with stylized lotus scrolls, ruyi-motif and ornamental borders
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Teapot with stylized lotus scrolls, ruyi-motif and ornamental borders

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1724 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain; soft-paste porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Teapot of soft-paste porcelain (pâte tendre) with a printed pear-shaped body, straight spout and C-shaped handle, painted in underglaze blue. On the belly a band with stylized lotus scrolls, with a band of spiral work above and below. Below a band with ruyi motifs. Around the foot a band with petal motifs. On the neck a band with a meander pattern. The lid with a meander and spiral band. On the handle and spout a cloud motif. Marked on the underside with 'yù', jade, in a double circle. Spout and handle were broken and repaired. Lid is glued. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
teapot
Credit lineTeapot with stylized lotus scrolls, ruyi-motif and ornamental borders. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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