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Translation of these marks on teapot, please?

by Elizabeth
(Danbury, CT, USA)

Bottom of teapot

Bottom of teapot

I have a red clay teapot, that has a mark on the bottom, and another mark under the lid, both of which I'm unable to translate.

I'd appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thank you.

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Seal mark
by: Maciek

Seal mark on the bottom "made by Ye HengJia"
teapot
by: peter

>I thought the maker needed to be identified to >determine whether or not it's a Yixing teapot.

No, mostly it is difficult to identify Yixing teapot artisans unless you have a list of names, but even then, many may be missing. There are probably thousands at any one time.

Yixing wares are made of specific clays, including zisha, zhusha and tiesha, which are identified by consistency and color. Only Yixing has these.

>Also, I've not found another Yixing teapot with >three legs.

I assumed it to be a teapot as you called it that way. You didn't upload a full picture. Usually tripod censors have three legs, but Yixing teapots come in a multitude of forms and shapes that are often very unusual. That is probably one of the reasons that they are collected. They don't follow traditional shapes.
If it has a spout and handle it likely is a teapot... with or without legs.
Thank you
by: Elizabeth

Thank you for your comment, Peter. So, are you saying it is a Yixing teapot?


Yes, of course it is.
P.
yixing teapot
by: peter

Sorry, cannot help with Yixing wares. Their characters are often difficult to read.

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