Interlocking Bi-Color Yixing Zisha 'Taiji Yin-Yang' Teapot Set

Ceramic

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The Curio Cabinet Collection

Name/Title

Interlocking Bi-Color Yixing Zisha 'Taiji Yin-Yang' Teapot Set

Entry/Object ID

TP0103

Description

A highly unique, conceptual two-piece companion Yixing Zisha set. The vessels are designed using a Yin-Yang / Taiji-style geometric interlocking structure. When placed together, they form a single circular column (resembling an ancient storage vessel or Ang 盎), but they separate into two independent, crescent-shaped teapots with asymmetric, organic spouts. This is a complex geometric form. Achieving a perfect flush fit between two different clay types (which shrink at completely different rates inside the kiln) requires advanced, specialized craftsmanship. One piece is a classic iron-rich red Zisha mud, while the other is a high-fired reduction black or segmented zisha mud. Handcrafted by Senior Master of Ceramic Arts Jiang Jianxiang, celebrated as one of the contemporary "Four Small Dragons" (紫砂四小龙) of the Yixing Zisha craft.

Category

Chinese ceramic teapot

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jiang Jianxiang

Role

Ceramicist

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Reddish-Brown Vessel: Incised with the four-character phrase “Jin Yu Man Tang” (金玉满堂 — "May gold and jade fill your hall"), balanced by the lower secondary phrase “Ru Yi Ji Xiang” ("May all wishes be fulfilled with good fortune"). Purple-Black Vessel: Incised with the philosophical phrase “Di Tian Zhong Ang” (地天中盎 — "The Vessel of Heaven, Earth, and the Center") derived from traditional Daoist cosmology. Both feature flanking running-script artist signatures.Markings & Authenticity: The base of each interlocking clay wing features a crisp, square hand-stamped potter’s seal reading “Jiang Jianxiang Zhi” (江建翔制 — "Made by Jiang Jianxiang") in archaic seal script (Zhuanshu). Matching secondary verification stamps are present on the inner rims of both corresponding circular lids.

Dimensions

Height

2-1/8 in

Diameter

5-1/8 in

Weight

649 g

Material

Yixing Purple clay

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase