I-hsing ware, c. 1800, Hsu Shun-fang, 7-3/16 x 7-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. ( x x cm), I-hsing stoneware with slip-painted décor, China, 18th-19th century, The shape of this elegant teapot is unique to I-hsing pottery and is likely inspired by the square fang hu storage vessels of the Han dynasty (206 220). The teapot is decorated with a solitary fisherman standing on rocks from which trees grow next to a pavilion. There are mountains in the far distance. This pictorial scene of nature, undoubtedly inspired by ink landscape paintings, would have appealed directly to scholars

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