Description: Chinese Yixing Teapot and Cover Enamelled . Exquisitely enamelled with peaches,blossom and a bat and elegantly potted of compressed globular form with a loop handle and short tapering spout vibrantly enamelled around the exterior with peaches and blossom and bat in red ,green and yellow. Scroll like motif around cover. The cover is slightly domed surmounted by a compressed finial. The base with seal marks In Chinese culture, peaches and bats are both symbols of good fortune . PeachesA symbol of longevity, spring, and marriage. According to legend, the Queen Mother of the West's garden produces celestial peaches that ripen every few thousand years, and whoever eats one will achieve immortality. Peaches are therefore associated with longevity BatsA symbol of longevity, fertility, and good fortune. The Chinese character for "bat," fu, is also the character for "good luck". Bats are also associated with longevity because they live in caverns, which are said to be the passageway to the realm of the Immortals. width approx 12 cms spout to handle .Stock number 1923
Price: 59 GBP
Location: Buckhurst Hill
End Time: 2024-11-24T16:33:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 35.74 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Primary Material: Mixed Material
Antique: Yes
Product: Tea Pot/Set
Features: Handpainted, Signed
Region of Origin: Chinese
Country of Origin: China
Age: Post-1940
