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CHINA 宜興紫砂 · mark readings
On the base of a squirrel-and-bamboo pot, CHINA occupies the upper line and 宜興紫砂 the line below. The lid bears a separate inscription.
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Start with the reading
CHINA 宜興紫砂
Read the lower line as 宜興, the place name, followed by 紫砂, the ware. On the lid, the same place name begins 宜兴友廷. The repeated place name links the two readings, but the photograph places CHINA and the ware name together on the base.
Catalogue examples
- 松鼠竹段壶 · p. 94 (PDF 120). Lid 宜兴友廷 · Base CHINA 宜兴紫砂
How far the evidence goes
Read the base in two lines before comparing the lid. The published detail shows the Latin lettering and the Chinese beneath it. The wording supplies no destination or record of shipment. [1]
Sources and exact locations
- 许四海，《吾壶四海：四海壶具博物馆藏清末民国宜兴紫砂壶百件》 · 上海文化出版社 · 2009 · ISBN 978-7-80740-462-0 · p. 94 (PDF 120).