A group of four incised and molded Yixing teapots


The first of ovoid section molded in gnarled branch and fruit form decoration, the recessed underside impressed yixing zisha; the second of compressed cylindrical section suspended by a large loop handle, the underside impressed in a maker's mark perhaps reading [Xu] Yuzhen Zhi; the third of waisted cylindrical shape supporting bamboo-form handles and spout and incised in a magpie and prunus decoration on one side reversed by a lengthy inscription bearing a Chen Dinghe signature, the underside also bearing an impressed seal reading Chen Dinghe zao; the fourth of sandy hue and simple compressed globular shape, the underside bearing a makers' mark reading Pan, with additional seals to the lid and under the handle perhaps reading Zhong[fang]. 7 3/4in (19.7cm) width of last and biggest over handles