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春記 · mark readings
On one pot, 春記 appears on the lid. On another it appears on both the lid and the handle.
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Start with the reading
春記
記 is the last character in both 春記 and 邵友鑑記. Count the characters before it. On the old-lamp pot the two-character reading belongs to the lid and the four-character reading to the base. On the yangtong pot the handle repeats the complete two-character lid mark.
Catalogue examples
- 古灯壶 · p. 44 (PDF 70) · Lid 春记 · Base 邵友鉴记
- 洋桶壶 · p. 146 (PDF 172) · Lid 春记 · Handle 春记
How far the evidence goes
The first pot also carries 邵友鑑記 on its base. The second has an ornamental device on the base. The caption describes it as 花款, a term for the ornament. [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 · 古灯壶, p. 44 (PDF 70); 洋桶壶, p. 146 (PDF 172).