Chen Yinqian Zhi purple-granule teapot with a bamboo-shaped handle, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Chen Yinqian Zhi purple-granule teapot with a bamboo-shaped handle, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1B006545N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/ceramics/ceramics
• Description:
  The overall shape of the teapot is imitated from a bamboo knot. The body is oval, with a circle of string patterns around it. The teapot has short legs. The spout is shaped into three bamboo knots, and the handle is twisted into two slender bamboo branches. The cover is oval arched, with two clusters of bamboo leaves pasted on it. The cover button is also an arch bridge with two bamboo branches, with a small vent hole in the middle of the cover. The purple sand is fine, with slightly coarse particles and black and yellow sand spots. The seal on the bottom of the pot is “Chen Yinqian System”. Chen Yinqian was a famous pottery maker in Yixing in the middle of Qianlong’s reign. He was good at making bamboo shaped teapots. Now, there are several “Chen Yinqian made” bamboo shaped teapots, which are also hidden in Nanjing Museum. The shape of the bottom of the teapot is slightly different from that of the museum. This is the only purple clay teapot with Yixing potter’s money left in the old collection of the Qing Palace. The rest are painted or painted. This pot has been used for a long time, leaving traces of old tea juice inside and outside, so it