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Start Over Object name Teapot Object class Stoneware (pottery)
Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 9-13437a,b, described as Tea Pot (a), with lid (b): Yi-hsing stoneware. Small Hexagonal, with slightly convex sides, high shoulder, narrow hexagonal neck. Recessed base. Large ear-shaped handle, "S" shaped spout molded in form of bamboo segments. Slight relief bamboo leaves near spout. Glaze (?) and enamel decoration: Circular medallion on each side, two large, one with pink peonies, other chrysanthemum, with leaves on fine crackled white ground. Two small medallions with pink geometric floral designs on white; two small with same design in dark green on light green. Ground between medallions: dark green cloud patterns on blue-green. Six dark green floral designs on lights-green on shoulder. White neck. Handle and spout gray-blue. Lid (b) flat form with tongue; molded 'stem' finial, and cloud-pattern ground. Base and interior not glazed. Surfaces (a&b) very worn. H. (a) 7.5cm; max L. 17.7cm; H (b) 3.3 max. Dia. 6.9cm Materials: Red-brown stoneware, slab built and molded. Glaze (?) and enamel decoration. Yi-hsing were also known as I-hsing, Yixing and formerly Boccaro. (Port.)
Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 1-161843, described as Small incomplete burned Chinese[?] green glazed stoneware miniature tea pot or wine heater shaped like a tea pot lacking its lid, and handle, no other decoration or marks present, slag incrustations present
Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 9-13408, described as Wine ewer, porcelain. Flattened peach shape on flared base; closed at top, filling hole in base; loop handle, 'S' shaped spout. Leaf and bud relief decoration attached to red on top and small touches of blue and red accenting relief. Tiny bubbles in celadon. Sand and grit on foot rim. Height 13.8 cm., maximum length 18 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 9-15936, described as Bottle with spout: round stoneware bottle on narrow base, high shoulder slanting to flaired lip on narrow mouth (1 3/4" diameter). Spout set in shoulder. Cream glaze beginning 1" from base covers entire vessel inside and out. Over this, free-brush line designs in brown bands around middle and neck, all over pine needle cine and floral.Good condition. Height: 7 1/2", 5 3/8" diameter. Shown on June 30, 1987 to George Kuwayama, Curator of Asian Art, LA Co. Museum of Art. Mr. K. thinks it is from Japan, possible Kyoto area kiln. Stoneware but low end in terms of firing and hardness; pine needle and abstracted designs; late 19-early 20th c. Mouth probably ground down. Probably a sake server, a folk piece in style.

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