teapot, unknown maker from China

Exhibition Label:
"Using the Past to Serve the Present in 20th Century Chinese Painting," Oct-2006, Ai-lian Liu, Asian Art Intern
Pewter was a particular interest of Frank Dains and constituted a major part of his Chinese collection. He largely collected everyday utensils such as wine cups, jars, plates, basins, soup spoons and this teapot. Apart from the flower designs, this teapot is also decorated with a short poem speaking to the four seasons.

Archive Label 2003:
Pewter was a particular interest of Frank Dains. He bought European and American examples as well as the pewter objects that constituted a major part of his Chinese collection. He largely collected everyday utensils such as wine cups, jars, plates, basins, soup spoons and this teapot.
The best Chinese pewter was produced in Yunnan province in far southwestern China, but much of that sold in Beijing antique shops actually came from the southern province of Guangdong (capital = Guangzhou, or Canton) where workshops imitated Yunnan pewter ware. Wilson tried to get Dains genuine Yunnan pewter, but he wrote Dains that it is hard to tell the authenticity of pewter wares from the stamps they bear, and this is indeed true of the present piece.
Along with the plum blossom and chrysanthemum designs, this teapot is decorated with a short poem speaking to the four seasons:
Spring brilliance shows off its exclusive possession,
Summer heat is intensive enough to melt gold decoration on objects.
Autumn color is boundlessly beautiful,
Winter’s austerity kills grasses and trees, which are forever gone.