A signed Yixing 'Frog and Lotus' teapot and cover, the Lianzi Quingwa Yixing teapot in even green tone and of compressed globular form, with a body of overlapping lotus leaves, a round handle, and leafy spout, the circular cover in the form of a lotus pod with partly movable seeds and surmounted by a frog finial, with maker's stamped mark to the underside and under the cover. Height 9.5 cm, width 14.5 cm