![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010652_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
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![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010652_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A TRIPOD-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Tripod-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010636_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH BAMBOO-SHAPED SPOUT.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Bamboo-Joint-Shaped Handle and Spout.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010496_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A BAMBOO-ROOT-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Bamboo-Root-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010471_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A HEXAGONAL PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Hexagonal Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010324_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH PLUM BLOSSOMS DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot with Handle, Carved Plum Blossoms Design.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010294_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010290_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A CATTLE-KNOB PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Cattle-Knob Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010224_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, LETTERING "RONGHUAFUGUI".: Purple Clay Teapot, Lettering "Ronghuafugui", with Handle, Symbolize Glory and Wealth.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010199_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH FISH-DRAGON DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle, with Fish-Dragon Design.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010194_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH BAMBOO-SHAPED SPOUT.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Bamboo-Joint-Shaped Handle and Spout.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010139_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, CARVED DRAGON DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot, Carved Dragon Design, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010040_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![Jia Yinnian Gu Jingzhou bamboo wall purple clay pot cup set: Jia Yinnian Gu Jingzhou bamboo wall purple clay pot cup setPot height 8.5cm long 18.5cm wide 11.5cm cup height 3.4cm diameter 6.4cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8068/332653/179446201_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718066368)
![Jiang Rong three-foot Buddha hand melon shaped purple clay pot cup set: Jiang Rong three-foot Buddha hand melon shaped purple clay pot cup setPot height 10.3cm long 15.5cm wide 11.2cm cup height 3.2cm diameter 6.4cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8068/332653/179446045_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718066368)
![old. Purple clay teapot.Wooden pallets not included: old. Purple clay teapot.Wooden pallets not included](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3209/331829/179012137_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717741860)
![Group of Six Purple Clay Carved Bamboo and Poetry Pattern Teapot and Cup & Plate: Group of Six Purple Clay Carved Bamboo and Poetry Pattern Teapot and Cup & Plate (34 x 13 x 15cm)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7382/334070/180505585_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719008666)
![A MULTI-ARRIS PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Multi-Arris Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/334251/180635410_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719179709)
![AN EGGPLANT-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Eggplant-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/334251/180635336_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719179709)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, INSCRIBED POEM DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot with Lifting Handle, Inscribed Poem Design.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/334251/180635145_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719179709)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/334251/180634994_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719179709)
![Superb Chinese Yixing Zisha Clay Dragon Teapot w Artist Signed: Title: Superb Chinese Yixing Zisha Clay Dragon Teapot w Artist Signed Date/Period: Origin: Chinese Dimension: 200x110(mm) 7.87x4.33(inches) Materials: Yixing Zisha Reserve: $499.00 Shipping: Domestic:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333106/179822950_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718809301)
![Chinese Yixing Zisha Clay Squirrel & Grape Teapot w Artist Signed: Title: Chinese Yixing Zisha Clay Squirrel & Grape Teapot w Artist Signed Date/Period: Origin: Chinese Dimension: 190x110(mm) 7.48x4.33(inches) Materials: Yixing Zisha Reserve: $499.00 Shipping: Domest](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333106/179822807_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718809301)
![A PLUM-STUMP-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Plum-Stump-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010666_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A LION-KNOB SQUARE PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Lion-Knob Square Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010163_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
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![Toshiko Takaezu turned clay into poetry](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Purple-Moon.jpg)
Toshiko Takaezu turned clay into poetry
NEW YORK – A handful of artists have taken the material of clay to new heights. One of the most celebrated is Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), whose ceramics are prized for their artistic skill and complex execution as well as their poetic surfaces. Born in Hawaii, she worked in several mediums during her five-decade career, from […]
![Israeli scientists brew beer in clay vessels with revived ancient yeasts](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/featured-1-5.jpg)
Israeli scientists brew beer in clay vessels with revived ancient yeasts
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay vessels — some over 5,000 years old.
![Wilhelm Kåge, Scandinavian ceramics master](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chargers.jpg)
Wilhelm Kåge, Scandinavian ceramics master
NEW YORK — The ceramics market has been strong of late, and in particular, Scandinavian ceramics have performed markedly well. Yet many pieces, including those by Wilhelm Kåge, can still be had for reasonable sums. Kåge (1889-1960) first had a career in advertising and poster design in his native Sweden , which led to his […]
![Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trillium-Antique-Prints-and-Rare-Books-April-6-Mark-Catesby.jpeg)
Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights
Mark Catesby, Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving, $5,555 FRANKLIN, TN – Mark Catesby (1683-1749) was born in England, but after traveling to South Carolina, he became America’s first naturalist and illustrator. A century before Audubon, he published the seminal Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of […]