Deux théières en grès Yixing Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

l'une de forme lobée évoquant une corolle, le bec verseur, la prise et l'anse reliés par une monture en or ciselé représentant un oiseau, un personnage et une feuille d'acanthe, la théière miniature en grès rouge acajou de forme globulaire aplatie, le bec verseur et la monture en or, inscription "shan shui zhi zhong ke ren ming yue"  (dans le paysage une lune s'adresse à l'homme) à la base ; égrenures

The large one with a 4 mm chip to the cover's rim and a tiny chip to the edges of the teapot ; the small one in good overall condition with the exception of two tiny chips to the inner rim of the cover and some bumps to the metal ; the chain isn't made of gold ; the actual color of the large one is slightly darker than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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See a similar minature teapot illustrated in Patrice Valfré, Yixing, des théières pour l'Europe, 2000, n° 166, p. 208