95 - A fine Chinese Yixing zisha 'peach and sage' washer, signed Chen Mingyuan 清 宜興紫砂仙桃東方朔洗《陳鳴遠》款 The finely modelled washer formed as two halved peaches sprouting from a gnarled leafy stem amongst a smaller whole fruit, the larger of the two receptacles with a bearded immortal clutching a peach, the underside of the peaches finely speckled in reddish slip to suggest the 'blush' of ripeness, with two zhuanshu seals, Chen and Mingyuan, stamped in relief Size:(13cm long) Qty: (1) Notes: Chen Mingyuan, a native of Yixing in Jiangsu province, was one of the leading and most versatile potters active during the late Kangxi (1662–1722) and Yongzheng (1723–1735) periods. The son of the distinguished seventeenth-century Yixing potter Chen Ziqi, Chen is renowned for his highly accomplished scholar’s articles, in which he demonstrated an exceptionally refined sense of naturalism and realism. His vessels are distinguished by their thinly potted bodies, fine craftsmanship, and meticulous execution, while his inscriptions were noted for their emulation of the calligraphic styles of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Chen was also known by the names and sobriquets Hecun, Hefeng, Shixiashanren, and Huyen. 陳鳴遠，江蘇宜興人，為康熙晚期（1662-1722）至雍正時期（1723-1735）最具代表性且技藝精湛之紫砂名家之一。陳氏乃十七世紀宜興紫砂名宿陳子畦之子，尤以製作造藝超群之文房雅玩著稱，其作品展現出極為精妙之自然主義與寫實風格。其所製器物胎骨輕薄、工藝精細、雕琢嚴謹；其所題銘文更因優雅摹仿隋唐書法風格而備受推崇。陳鳴遠字鳴遠，號鶴村、鶴峰、石霞山人及壺隱。