YIXING
A BROWN YIXING ARCHAISTIC UNICORN VESSEL, ZUN
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A BROWN YIXING ARCHAISTIC UNICORN VESSEL, ZUN
INCISED CHEN ZHONGMEI MARK
Modelled as a mythical beast standing foursquare on short legs with its head raised and mouth pierced to form a spout, its back with curls and its head with a single horn, supporting a cylindrical vessel with a flaring mouth, its belly inscribed Zhongmei and the date Tianqi Xinyou (A.D. 1621)--7½in. (19cm.) high
INCISED CHEN ZHONGMEI MARK
Modelled as a mythical beast standing foursquare on short legs with its head raised and mouth pierced to form a spout, its back with curls and its head with a single horn, supporting a cylindrical vessel with a flaring mouth, its belly inscribed Zhongmei and the date Tianqi Xinyou (A.D. 1621)--7½in. (19cm.) high