A pale green jade teapot and coverLate Qing dynastyOf compressed globular form raised on a low foot ring, the thinly sectioned walls carved in delicate raised relief with three bands of composite lotus flower and leaf scrolls that continue onto the curving spout and conforming cover, the loop handle also finished as a curled and serrated leaf; the matrix of pale olive green hue exhibiting minimal natural fissure lines and some cloudy white inclusions.6 1/2in (16.5cm) length from spout to handle注脚Provenance:Dr. Dean EdellIchiro Shibata, the Daibutsu Gallery, San Francisco, 1977Exhibited:Society for Asian Art and Clarence Shangraw, China and Beyond: Artistic Influences Into and Out of China, the Chinese Culture Foundation, San Francisco, 2001