AN YIXING BAOLING-FORM TEAPOT AND COVERGUJINGZHOU MARKW:10.5cm,W:6.4cm,H:4.8cm/H:7.2cm,W:6.2cmModelled in the form of 'Ling' flower whose design was inspired by a fine silvered bronze foliate mirror with foliate barbed rim. Its edges are perfectly balanced, set with a short spout and a loop handle, the recessed base with overlapping petals, centered by an apocryphal Gujingzhou markGu lived in Yixing, a city noted for its pottery. In his early career he worked for an antique dealer named Lang Yushu, and it was during this time that he was exposed to many pieces of classical zisha (purple clay) pottery, a style which he emulated in his own work. He wrote and researched the topic of zisha-ware extensively, and was granted the title "Master of Chinese Industrial Art".