ID 432465
Lot 148 | AN YIXING STONEWARE 'SNAIL AND SHELL' WATERPOT
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 40 000
SIGNED CHEN MINGYUAN, EARLY QING DYNASTY (1664-1911)
The vessel is finely modelled in the form of a large shell with a smaller snail crawling up to one side. The naturalistically potted stoneware is decorated in a rich brown tone with incised texture. The underside bears the impressed seal mark.
3 ¼ in. (8.5cm.) long
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