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寶 · mark readings
Two pear-shaped red-clay teapots carry 寶, meaning “treasure”, on the outside of the base.
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Start with the reading
寶
In plate 97, separate the writing from the image around it. The dragon belongs to the design of the mark. Transcribe the single character 寶. On plate 96 the meander is a second device on the handle, physically separate from the bordered 寶 on the base.
A documented vessel
On pot 96 the character sits inside a circular border. The handle carries a separate geometric meander. On pot 97 a coiled dragon surrounds the character on the base. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The catalogue’s phrase 團龍寶字 describes both the design and its central character. The text to transcribe is 寶.
Sources and exact locations
- 黃健亮、黃怡嘉，《荊溪朱泥：明清宜興朱泥壺研究》。盈記唐人工藝出版社。ISBN 978-957-0499-19-3. No. 96 · p. 140 (PDF 142) · No. 97 · p. 141 (PDF 143).