Kangxi period (1662-1722)
The teapot is moulded as a Phoenix (fenghuang) with head turned backwards and resting on two feet, the coiling tail forming the handle. The cover is moulded in the form of a flaming Buddhist Pearl. The feathery body is finely incised. The stoneware is of a rich reddish-brown colour
17 cm long
For a similar Phoenix-shape teapot see Gerard C. C. Tsang. 'Yixing Pottery', Hong Kong, 1981, p. 177, pl. 117.
Another example is in the Peabody Essex Museum, purchased in 2007, no AE86563.AB
清康熙 宜興鳳凰壺
時代：清 康熙，1662至1722年。
特徵：此茶壺呈鳳凰造型，壺蓋則塑一火焰佛珠。鳳凰毛羽紋路細緻。
尺寸：長17公分。
