California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 13, 2015  June 13, 2015

 Lot # 5993 
WANG DONGSHI: A DUAN CLAY 'GOOSE AND LONGEVITY' TEAPOT    清同治 王東石款玉成窯段泥刻詩文飛鴻延年壺


  • Dimension: Length: 6 7/8 in (17.5 cm) Height: 2 1/4 in (5.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $15000
  • Estimate To: $25000

Of compressed cylindrical form, the shoulder and bottom with raised segments similar to gear, the side engraved with poem and title, the cover with two character mark, bottom of handle with two character 'Dong Shi' mark, bottom of teapot with four character artist mark. Qing Dynasty Tongzhi period.


Bonhams, Hong Kong May 26 2014, Lot 308. Also compare a very similarly formed teapot, with inscriptions around the body and a goose-from top handle, signed Wang Shengchang, inscribed by Yuefeng, is illustrated in Yixing Pottery, Hong Kong, 1981, p.138, no.78.