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THE COLLECTION OF FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING
A COMPRESSED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER WITH INSCRIPTIONS, 'OVERHANDLE'

YAO ZHIYUAN (B. 1971), DATED 1992

    Price Realised USD 9,375
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    USD 7,000 - USD 10,000
    Closed: 26 Mar 2019
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    A COMPRESSED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER WITH INSCRIPTIONS, 'OVERHANDLE'

    YAO ZHIYUAN (B. 1971), DATED 1992

    Price Realised USD 9,375
    Closed: 26 Mar 2019
    Price Realised USD 9,375
    Closed: 26 Mar 2019
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    Carved on one side with two large characters yu le (joy of fish) followed by an inscription including a date renshen (1992), the artist's signature and seal, and the opposite side with a fish; signed and dated Z.Y. 1992.10.18, the base with a seal mark ‘Shangtou shangren (Man on top of the hill)’ within a double gourd, with two small seals 'Yao' and 'Zhiyuan' beneath the arched handle, the interior of the cover with a seal 'Yinxian jian zhi (Supervised by Yinxian)'
    7 in. (17.8 cm.) high


    Provenance
    Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 19 December 1992.
    The Irving Collection, no. 34Y.
    Exhibited
    New York, Garth Clark Gallery, December 1992.
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