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大珠小珠落玉盤 · mark readings
On the underside of this pot, the catalogue transcribes the seven-character line 大珠小珠落玉盤.
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Start with the reading
大珠小珠落玉盤
Large and small pearls fall onto a jade plate. The catalogue connects the line with the sound of the pipa in Bai Juyi’s poem. After 盤, look for the shorter signature 孟臣製. [1]
A documented vessel
Plate 167 reproduces the incised inscription within the foot. The catalogue identifies this example as 孟臣款朱泥壺. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The verse and the signature belong to this particular base. Recording them separately allows a comparison with other pots bearing 孟臣製. [1]
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. 167 · p. 211 (PDF 213).