清末二十世紀 宜興紫砂德鐘壺、漢方壺、神燈壺一組三件

the ‘Dezhong’ teapot inscribed to the base with a poetic verse reading Qunian jinri cimenzhong (‘a year ago today I visited this place’), from a poem written by the Tang dynasty poet Cui Hu, followed by a three-character signature Mengchen zhi; the ‘Hanfang’ teapot of rectangular section, inscribed to the base with an inscription reading Xinmao qiuri Hui Yigong zhi (‘made by Hui Yigong on an autumn day of the xinmao year’); the ‘Shendeng’ teapot inscribed to the base with a verse Huayue zhixia jishui chuixiang (‘cooking under the flower and moon’)

The Dezhong teapot has a minute flake to the spout and another to the cover. The cover of the Shendeng teapot has some minute retouched flakes to the rim. All three teapots have some typical firing imperfections.
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德鐘壺題識：去年今日此門中。孟臣製。
漢方壺題識：辛卯秋日惠逸公製。
神燈壺題識：花月之下汲水炊香。