Date: Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Dimensions: Height (with lid) 7.8 cm, Width of base 7.0 cm, Length of base 11.5 cm

Gift of Tang Yun, 1963

• Object Type：
  • CERAMICS
• Tag：
  • zisha teapot yang pengnian chen hongshou qing

This teapot was a ‘Mansheng Pot’ jointly made by famous seal artist Chen Hongshou and renowned Zisha kettle artist Yang Pengnian of the Qing dynasty. Chen Hongshou, literary named Mansheng, was a famous Zhejiang School seal artist of the Qing dynasty. Since he was passionate for Zisha craft, he asked the famous craftsman Yang Pengnian to make Zisha kettles based on his own design and carved the inscription on the pot in person, known as ‘Mansheng Pot’. 
This teapot imitates the shape of a roof tile of the Han dynasty and is inscribed with Han roof tile script. Featuring primitive and elegant modelling, refined, stiff and smooth craftsmanship, with its fluent lines and mild texture, the teapot possesses a strong culture identity.