A robin's egg-glazed teapot and cover, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period | 清嘉慶　爐鈞釉蓋壺 《史繼長製》款

of square section, the cubical body compressed between the short straight rim and foot, the curved spout set opposite a C-shaped handle with a small curved thumbpiece, the base impressed with a four-character maker's mark reading Shi Jichang Zhi, covered overall with an even blue glaze with characteristic turquoise flecking, Japanese double wood box

w. 16.7 cm