Lot 1208. An Yixing 'Heavenly bird' teapot and cover, signed Chen Zhongmei, Qing dynasty . Length 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot Sold 81,250 USD. © Sotheby's. stand (3). Provenance: Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Muzzano, 22nd July 1986. Collection...

An Yixing stoneware 'toad and tree trunk' vessel. Inscribed Chen Zhongmei. Photo Bonhams. Deftly potted in the form of a hollow tree trunk with naturalistic whorls and knots, one side with a large frog climbing up and peering over the rim, detailed with...

A very rare Yixing stoneware archaistic 'recumbent deer' vessel. Inscribed Chen Zhongmei. Photo Bonhams. Exquisitely potted as an elegant deer with legs tucked under its round body, carefully incised with fur markings and a pair of antlers flanking the...

An Yixing stoneware 'twin-monkey' teapot and cover. Signed Chen Zhongmei. Photo Bonhams. The exquisitely-potted teapot superbly formed as a section of a tree trunk, naturalistically potted and delicately carved in high relief with gnarled branches issuing...

An Yixing stoneware slip-decorated brushpot. Qianlong, signed Yang Jichu. Photo Bonhams Of broad cylindrical form, the exterior of the heavily potted body intricately decorated in coloured slip with a continuous landscape scene, portraying a scholar seated...

Lot 1251. A rare Yixing archaistic animal-form water vessel, signed Chen Zhongmei; 11 in. (28 cm.) long. Estimate $150,000 - USD 250,000 . Price realised USD 182,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Finely modeled in the form of a hoofed animal standing...