teapot
- Museum number
- 2013,3007.157
- Description
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Cylindrical teapot with curved spout, two ring attachments on the shoulder for the double metal handles. Made in porcelain, the white glaze has a celadon cast, painted in bold coloured enamels with Communist motifs: a large red cog and sheaves of wheat joined into a circle; inside the circle is a brown hammer and sickle, with a red star on the left and a white dove on the right. Large inscription in four red characters. On the other side is another inscription. Cover missing. Base with unglazed outer ring and glazed centre with a faint round red seal.
- Production date
- 1950s (early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 20 centimetres
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Weight: 902 grammes
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Width: 14 centimetres
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Depth: 16 centimetres
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired by Alfreda Murck at Liulichang on 11 December 2003.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2013,3007.157
