Republic period, signed Ziye and Mansheng The larger one modelled in the form of shipiao, the cover incised with a bunch of bamboo and an inscription reading Mei songren yiyezhu, ziye (The prunus blossom sent you a bunch of bamboo, Ziye), the base impressed with a seal reading Jihu, 19cm (7 1/2 in) wide; another one incised with a poem on the body with inscriber's name reading Mansheng, the base impressed with a seal reading E mantuo shi, 15.5 (6in) wide.FootnotesPlease note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve 本拍品不設底價 民國 子冶款及曼生款紫砂壺 一組兩件 Provenance: The Yanqinzhai Collection, Hong Kong 來源: 香港硯琴齋珍藏 子冶款紫砂壺，石瓢式，蓋刻竹一枝，銘「梅送人一葉竹」，落款「子冶」，底部鈐印「吉壺」；曼生款扁壺壺身刻「常近玉川子」，落款「曼生」，底部鈐印「阿曼陀室」。