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The local clays have a high sand content and the teapots are usually unglazed. Occasionally painted designs are added to the teapots, such as this one. Unlike the majority of Chinese craftsmen Yixing potters often signed their works. This example has the stamp of Cheng Shihua, whose identity cannot be verified from textual sources.","physicalDescription":"The round teapot is painted in enamel, with two zones of green and blue on the handle and spout. This enamel roundel details a zither, a vase with coral decoration, and a basin of fruits underneath the teapot with a 'Cheng Shihua zhi' mark.\n\nAccording to a similar Zisha teapot with the Cheng Shihua mark, Cheng was a potter active during the Qianlong and Jiaqing reign periods.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Cheng, Shihua","id":"A21743"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"zisha","id":"THES395831"},{"text":"enamel","id":"AAT14910"}],"techniques":[{"text":"slab","id":"AAT53905"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Stoneware painted in coloured enamels","categories":[{"text":"Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares","id":"THES48886"}],"styles":[{"text":"Qing","id":"AAT18478"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2013GR0461","2006BG1745","2007BR3462"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"44","id":"THES49802"},"free":"","case":"CA5","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"44","id":"THES49802"},"free":"","case":"CA5","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Teapot","id":""}],[{"text":"Lid","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Yixing","id":"x32221"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1850","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1850-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Mrs M.L. 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