WANG TINGMEI (B. 1932) AND XU HANTANG (B. 1932), DATED 1992

Name: A GROUP OF TEN MINIATURE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS, 'SMALL TREASURES'
Brand: WANG TINGMEI (B. 1932) AND XU HANTANG (B. 1932), DATED 1992
Price: 12000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 15,000

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USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed: 26 Mar 2019

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A GROUP OF TEN MINIATURE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS, 'SMALL TREASURES'

WANG TINGMEI (B. 1932) AND XU HANTANG (B. 1932), DATED 1992

Price Realised USD 15,000

Closed: 26 Mar 2019

Price Realised USD 15,000

Closed: 26 Mar 2019

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Comprising ten miniature teapots and covers of various forms and different colors, with various artist's seals 'Hantang', 'Hantang sheji (Designed by Hantang)' and 'Tingmei nie zhi (Potted by Tingmei)'
The largest, 2⅝ in. (6.7 cm.) long

The Irving Collection, no. 45Y.

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Lot Essay

Wang Tingmei was the wife of Xu Hantang and the mother of Xu Daming (maker of lot 12) and Xu Weiming (maker of lot 1). She spent her entire life in the factory making small teapots for drinking tea. In her retirement, she started to make miniature teapots. She was especially gifted at it and made teapots in over 80 styles. Wang Tingmei was an unknown potter, her husband Xu Hantang (awarded the highest title of China Arts and Crafts Master) added his seal to her pots to give her more prestige. Terese Tse Bartholomew saw her works in Yixing and was most impressed. See “Wang Tingmei, an Unknown Potter of Yixing,” Summer, 1989, p.3.

This set of ten miniature teapots imitates the classic designs of Yixing teapots throughout the history of their production. Two sets of eight miniature teapots of similar forms, made by Xu Hantang and Wang Tingmei, were sold at Beijing Council International Auction Co. Ltd., 4 December 2011, lot 2466 and at China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd, 20 November 2010, lot 3595.