DIMENSIONS

Height: 4 inches

PROVENANCE

• Luis Alegria, Portugal, 2005

• Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York

CATALOGUE NOTES

Small dehua teapot and cover, of melon or pomegranate form. The star shaped calyx forming the foot. The loop handle formed by a branch with leafy twigs extending from its terminals, with another leafy twig beside the conical spout. A leafy branch forms the loop handle of the cover which has a square inner rim that fits into the rounded square opening in the top of the ewer.