Bonhams 1793 : An Yixing stoneware brushpot Republican period, signed Yong Xing

Republican period, signed Yong Xing
Of cylindrical form rising from a recessed foot, applied in applique with a design of two stylised shou characters and mythical beasts, all framed between ruyi head borders at the top and bottom, the base with a two-character kaishu mark.
12.5cm high.

Sold for HK$ 125,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

The two-character yongxing mark probably refers to the name of the family workshop.

Illustrated 出版:
Ho Chien, Purple Clay. Wellington Wang's Collection of Yixing Wares, Taipei, 1993, p.152.
何健，《紫泥王度宜興珍藏冊》，奇園國際藝術中心，台北，1993，頁152

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「永興」楷文橢圓形印

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