California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Dec. 15, 2013  Dec. 15, 2013

 Lot # 172 
SHI LIN ZHONG REN: A SQUARE CLAY TEAPOT    清 “石林中人”伯芳方形壺


  • Dimension: L: 7 1/4 in (18.4 cm) H: 4 3/8 in (11.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $10000

Of square form, the teapot with curved and smooth shoulder, the handle and spout with rectangular designs, the lid with a four-hole square finial, the clay is deep and dense. Bottom with four character artist mark “Shi Lin Zhong Ren”. During late Ming Dynasty period, the famous teapot maker Jiang Zhiqiao was nicknamed “Shi Lin”; it is possible that “Shi Lin Zhong Ren” may be Jiang Zhiqiao. Qing Dynasty period


此壺作四方式,方正端莊,用泥厚重凝錬,壺底有如一方銅印,“石林中人”篆文四字。明末秀水人蔣之翹號“石林”,“石林中人”是否為蔣之翹?待考。