Buddhist Sutra Teapot
December 11, 2008 by admin
Filed under Blue, Featured Articles, Less Than $50, Yixing Teapots
The shape of this beautiful Buddhist Sutra teapot is tapered from the wide shoulder up to the lip and down to the ring at the bottom.
The finial and handle are round. It’s a pretty stone blue with a brown clay interior.
Delicate Chinese calligraphy, golden in color, circles the lid and shoulder of the teapot.
The script refers to a traditional Chinese poem. This is a very elegant piece.
W 6″ x H 1.8″ Vol. 8 oz.
Regular price: $44.99 Sale price: $34.99
Popularity: 80% [?]
Alhambra Blue Teapot
December 8, 2008 by admin
Filed under Blue, Less Than $100, Yixing Teapots
The creator of Alhambra Blue Teapot used dark blue gray clay to explore geometrical shapes.
The teapot is a rectangular block with an angular handle. The spout is a graceful, fluid counterpoint to the angles. The finial is also a block with small raised panels that suggest a tiled effect.
The complex body of the teapot has visible depth, since it is overlaid with panels of cut out, stylized diamond shapes.
Alhambra Blue’s intricate design will appear to the person with sophisticated tastes.
H 4.0″ x W 5.5″ Vol. 7 oz.
Regular price: $61.00 Sale price: $54.00
Popularity: 66% [?]
Lotus Seeds & Frog Teapot
November 26, 2008 by admin
Filed under Blue, Featured Articles, Figurine Teapots, Less Than $100, Popular Teapots, Yixing Teapots
This is a most clever and unusual teapot. The finial is a life-like tan frog resting on a lily-pad but poised to jump.
The rounded rear of this bluish green teapot resembles a nut. The flat front presents an array of seed-like brown beads that move and rattle.
The spout has leaf detail, and the buckle at the top of the handle is a tiny brown bud. This extraordinary piece stands on “feet” of nuts and a vine whose tendril extends to the leafy spout. The Lotus Seeds and Frog teapot is a wonderful work of the artist’s imagination.
L: 7″ W: 3.5″ H: 5″
Regular price: $89.00 Sale price: $77.00
Popularity: 55% [?]