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Description
YuFang Chinese Yixing Teapot Five Lobed Mellon Form Prunus Blossom Handle
Five lobe compressed mellon from, decorated with prunus branch spout, handle with branches and darker coloured blossoms.
Marked Yufang under the lid as shown.
It is about 502 grams in weight.
About 8 1/4 inches long.
Very good condition with a chip on the edge of the lid and the base of the lid (please see photographs). Otherwise fine.
Please see our other auctions for more teapots from this collection.
Previously owned by Bryon Johnstad.
Born and raised in Chicago, Byron Johnstad was influenced by that city’s long tradition of creative architecture and design. Byron studied Fine Craft & Design and has a BFA (Art Institute of Chicago) and an MFA (California College of Arts & Crafts). In 1967, he moved to Vancouver to begin a long career as a Canadian teacher, craftsman/designer, interior/design entrepreneur, and exhibition curator, before retiring in 1997, when he began painting on canvas. Johnstad has lived in Kelowna since 2007, and for five years taught History & Design at the Centre for Arts and Technology/Okanagan. (Kelowna Art Gallery 2016)
Five lobe compressed mellon from, decorated with prunus branch spout, handle with branches and darker coloured blossoms.
Marked Yufang under the lid as shown.
It is about 502 grams in weight.
About 8 1/4 inches long.
Very good condition with a chip on the edge of the lid and the base of the lid (please see photographs). Otherwise fine.
Please see our other auctions for more teapots from this collection.
Previously owned by Bryon Johnstad.
Born and raised in Chicago, Byron Johnstad was influenced by that city’s long tradition of creative architecture and design. Byron studied Fine Craft & Design and has a BFA (Art Institute of Chicago) and an MFA (California College of Arts & Crafts). In 1967, he moved to Vancouver to begin a long career as a Canadian teacher, craftsman/designer, interior/design entrepreneur, and exhibition curator, before retiring in 1997, when he began painting on canvas. Johnstad has lived in Kelowna since 2007, and for five years taught History & Design at the Centre for Arts and Technology/Okanagan. (Kelowna Art Gallery 2016)
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