Yixing Scholar Object of a Lotus Pod With Movable Seeds

There are many many Yixing teapots but there are not too many non teapot items and even less potters who make them. This is a very whimsical object, a lotus pod with movable seeds with two little frogs sitting at the edge. The lotus pod is a very realistic presentation and its three legs are consisted of lotus root, water caltrop and a snail. It is not signed but in the tradition of all the great Yixing potter who did natural objects – Chen Mingyuan. The object is well potted, the seeds do move within their space, the two frogs add to the whimsy.