• Dimension: H: 6 3/8 in (16.3 cm) W: 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $6500

Of naturalistic tree trunk form, the teapot depicts the "Three Friends of Winter", or plum tree, pine tree, and bamboo, gathered together in bundles to form the body of teapot, high arching handle bar and short spout in the form of plum tree branch, the lid finial in the form of pine tree branch, and the bottom incised with calligraphy, with artist mark and signature "Jiang Zhenxiang". Jiang Zhenxiang, a famous pottery maker during the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi period, was well known for making fruit and plants form teapots and other small decorations. Most of his pottery works were red clay teapots, but not many survive to this date. Some of his works were imitations of other older, famous pottery makers, and he would use the original artist’s mark. For his own creations, he used the mark "Zhen Xiang".

此壺為松竹梅歲寒三友提樑壺，全壺飾以松竹梅三種材捆綁在一起，提樑也飾以梅乾，壺蓋也飾以松樹樁為主體，全壺觀之為妙為俏，壺底刻有柴垛山泥，布衣歲寒，而得其清趣，古人今士皆依此道而味真，蔣禎祥落款，禎祥楷書陽印。蔣禎祥，清同治民國初年間人，善製花果類壺，喜歡在紫砂上做捏塑泥繪，及小件製飾，製作以紅泥壺較多，工藝技巧細膩，然其傳器甚少，一般蔣禎祥仿古的製品多用仿者印款，自己創作則用楷書"禎祥"浮印。