Fine Iron-Red Decorated Teapot, Qianlong Mark & Period



This is a very beautiful Qing Dynasty Imperial teapot decorated with rare iron-red enamel from the Qianlong period. The elegant tea pot has a round body with stylized handle and spout. There is a panel of flowering lotus plants on each side of the exterior. The surface outside of the panels is completely covered with vining lotus scrolls. All decoration is achieved by delicate drawing in fine coral color iron-red enamel and further enhanced with fine gilt. The interior of the spout is covered with turquoise enamel. The base inside the shallow foot rim is glazed white and is inscribed with a six-character Imperial Qianlong seal mark in iron-red. The dome-shaped cover is similarly decorated with vining lotus and is topped with a globular knob with a small ventilation aperture. It is very rare to find a Qing Imperial teapot with such an elaborate iron-red decoration, although a similarly decorated and shaped teapot with a Qianlong Imperial poem is know in the collection of National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Except for minor enamel wear at the knob and extremities, this lovely Imperial teapot is in excellent condition.
Size: height; 14.5cm; width (spout to handle): 19.1cm; body diameter: 12cm

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