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teapot
Object Type
teapot
Museum number
1981,0404.1
Description
Tea-pot. Made of Yixing stoneware (brown); also gilt metal mounts around the tip of the spout and knob and edge of the cover. Burnished.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Production date
1700-1900
Production place
Made in:
Yixing
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
China
Materials
stoneware
gold
Ware
Yixing Ware
Technique
gilded
burnished
Dimensions
Height:
7.50 centimetres
Length:
13 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Sydney L Moss Ltd
Funder name
Funded by:
Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Acquisition date
1981
Department
Asia
Registration number
1981,0404.1