十九至二十世紀 宜興紫砂梅花圖詩文合歡壺、喜上眉梢圖詩文茄段壺一組兩件 合歡壺：《冰心道人》《壽珍》款 茄段壺：《吳雲根制》《雲根》款

the first carved with a prunus branch and a poetic verse reading Meihua songzhu wei sanyou shijiu qinqi zuo sishi, signed Qitao, Bingxin daoren mark to the base and Shouzhen under the cover; the second inscribed with a verse, private shop mark Maoshunxing zuo, impressed Wu Yungen zhi mark to the base and Yungen under the cover

Both teapots are in overall very good condition with characteristic firing imperfections.
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合歡壺題識：
梅花松竹為三友，詩酒琴棋作四時。跂陶。

茄段壺題識：
此是坡老詩仙作，與君同試雨前茶。毛順興作。

程壽珍，號冰心道人，宜興和橋人，清末民初紫砂大家，作品曾於1915年美國舊金山太平洋萬國巴拿馬博覽會及1917年芝加哥國際賽會獲獎。跂陶，吳漢文之號，其人原籍宜興芳橋，為清末民初知名紫砂陶藝家、陶刻家，初製壺，後創立「吳德盛陶器行」。吳雲根，宜興和橋人，二十世紀紫砂七大名藝人之一，製陶尤重寫生技巧，意求神形兼備。「毛順興」，民國著名紫砂商號之一，1932年由毛順生創立，時多有名家為其製壺。