Old teapots

I like old teapots, especially those made during the late Qing and early republic era (post 1911). These old yixing teapots are special as they inherited the culture and artistic creation of the time when they were made.

I have here two teapots, one made by a master by the name of ShaoYouting, the other is a glazed teapot and I had problem reading the potter's name.

This is quite a large teapot made in the late Qing period. The clay is characteristic of that period with fine engraving on it.

Another extra large teapot from the 19th century. This teapot was painted using a media known as enamel. When  the media was first introduced to China from Europe during the 18th century, Qing emperor Qianlong like the enamel so much that he immediately set up a workshop in his palace directly involved in enamel painting on porcelains. Craftsmen from Jingdecheng were instructed to deliver porcelains to the workshops for enamel paintings to be carried out on them. Incidentally, those porcelains with enamel paintings are works of fine art. They are highly sough after items in auction markets. Auction prices exceeding tens of millions are not uncommon.