Group of two Chinese Yixing zisha clay teapots. The natural form teapot is of a brown and irregular cylindrical form depicting a tree trunk, including faint depictions of tree rings along the top surface. The round teapot is of an earthy red color with a pocked texture along the surface throughout the exterior. The handles, spouts, and finials of each teapot are in the form of tree branches. Both impressed along the inside of the lid with a two-character mark. Each pot is also impressed along the underside; the natural form teapot with a three-character mark and the round teapot with a four-character mark. (Natural form teapot) height: 3 in x width: 6 in x depth: 3 1/2 in. (Round teapot) height: 3 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/2 in.

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