Descrizione
Description: Chinese Yixing teapot decorated with a known motif: a magpie pierced on a prunus tree which is emerging from bamboo leaves, and another magpie on fly, all on a blue background. This motif has been explained in the description of our Yixing snuff bottle C2, which has the same exact motif as can be seen in the last picture. It is repeated here for ease:
The motif is known as Zhu Mei Shuang Xi(竹梅双喜). Two magpies flying among the bamboo and plum trees. Magpie was regarded as a herald of good news, and the first Chinese character of “magpie(喜鹊)” is “喜” which means “happiness”, so two magpies mean double happiness. Bamboo and plum blossom symbolize a boy and a girl playing together during their childhood (it’s a famous saying coming from a poem of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai). So this combination symbolizes “A boy and a girl were playing together when they were children, and they become a perfect couple when they are growing up”. Another interpretation says that plum and bamboo stay for bride and groom respectively, hence the meaning symbolizes “Double happiness for the bride and groom”.
Dating: 19th century
Size: 13.2 cm from handle to spout
Provenance: Carlo Cottarelli Collection. About this collection, see the ceramic snuff bottle C2.
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