Detail View: The AMICA Library: CHINESE TEAPOT

AMICA ID: 
VAM_.C.16&A-1968
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Hui, Mengchen
Creator Dates/Places: 
active 1627
Creator Name-CRT: 
Hui Mengchen
Title: 
CHINESE TEAPOT
View: 
True Left
Creation Date: 
With an inscription dating it to 1627
Materials and Techniques: 
Chinese red stoneware with European silver-gilt mounts
Dimensions: 
12.5 x 17.5
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
12.5
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
17.5
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Owner Location: 
London, England
ID Number: 
C.16&A-1968
Inscriptions: 
On the base is incised an inscription in Chinese characters translating as 'In 1627 Mengchen made this for the Hall of Friendship' (a room in the home of the client who ordered the teapot)
Copyright: 
Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2003
Rights: 
Context - Place: 
China
Related Image Identifier Link: 
VAM_.CT54034.tif