An Yixing stoneware 'plum blossom' brushpot
Signed Junmei
Naturalistically potted of cylindrical section, formed as a section of prunus trunk, naturalistically potted and carved in high relief with gnarled branches and luxuriant flower buds and blossom, the natural grain and crevices in the trunk vividly depicted, the base incised with three-character kaishu mark, the body of a rich greyish-brown colour with attractive light speckles.
10.8cm high.
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