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Teapot
Attributed to: Ary van Rijsselberg (Dutch, active around 1703–1735)
Made by: Greek A Factory (Dutch (Delft), active 1657–1818)
Made by: Greek A Factory (Dutch (Delft), active 1657–1818)
Dutch (Delft)
about 1720
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Overall height: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2012.615a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCovered teapot with low-fired Japanese Imari-style decoration featuring peonies and heads of Ruyi, as well as eggplant, purple of Cassius, and green/turquoise-colored roses.
InscriptionsTwo labels:
"Stodel Collection / DA 76"
"Collection G. Ephis"
"Stodel Collection / DA 76"
"Collection G. Ephis"
ProvenanceBy 2006, Salomon Stodel (dealer), Amsterdam; 2007, sold by Stodel to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012)