389.
A TURQUOISE-GLAZED TEAPOT
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, early 18th century
11 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3763.
Standing on a low circular foot, the globular body moulded in the shape of a lotus flower bud, the loop handle in the form of a dragon, the spout as an open mouth lizard, the flattened circular cover with a seated Buddhist lion finial, the whole external surface covered with a turquoise glaze which turns to lighter and darker tones according to the curves of the relief decoration.
