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27 May 2012 16:00 CST Hong Kong
Yixing stoneware and scholar's objects from private collections
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A small Yixing 'plum blossom' vase and a 'pine' cup

Mid Qing dynasty
The brushpot formed as a section of pine trunk, naturalistically potted and carved in high relief with branches and pine needles, the tree bark and scales vividly depicted, the body of a grey-brown colour, together with a small vase(beige and red spotted), decorated with high relief prunus branches, buds and flowers, the beige body impressed with three seals and spotted with red splashes.
The largest: 13cm long. (2).

Sold for HK$ 450,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

清中期紫泥松段杯、段泥萬壽梅枝小瓶共兩件

「壽」篆文原因
「卍」、「卍」字方印

杯成松樹樁形，松枝為柄，杯底三個凸起松幹為足，杯身樹皮肌理表現生動逼真，杯柄兩側又長出新枝，枝上掛幾蓬松針，成老枝新幹的形態，整個松樁蒼勁有力，寓意蒼而有勁，永生不衰；梅枝小瓶以段泥作，上以紅彩點綴，瓶身上盤塑梅枝及梅花，精美雅緻，瓶身一面鐫「壽」字篆文圓印，下再鈐「卍」字方印兩個，寓意萬壽無疆。