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陳子畦 · mark readings

Chén Zǐqí

Look below the handle of the pumpkin-shaped teapot. The catalogue places the three-character seal 陳子畦 there.

On this page

Start with the reading

陳子畦

The impression has raised seal-script characters. Read the surname 陳 on the right, then 子 above 畦 on the left. The enlargement shows the strokes; the catalogue text gives the location.

A documented vessel

Pumpkin teapot · № 4 · 27 (PDF 29)

Crab on a lotus leaf · № 35 · 58–59 (PDF 60–61)

How far the evidence goes

A crab modelled on a lotus leaf carries the same reading on its left claw. For this second object the description gives the placement and the lower illustration on the facing page shows the crab and its seal detail. A shared reading alone cannot establish use of the same stamp. [1] [2]

Sources and exact locations

  1. Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware (1977) · № 4 · 27 (PDF 29)
  2. Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware (1977) · № 35 · 58–59 (PDF 60–61)