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祖德 / 范祖德 · mark readings
Two pots carry 祖德 on the lid. One also bears the fuller reading 范祖德 on the base.
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Start with the reading
祖德 / 范祖德
On the duckbill pot, set the two readings side by side: 范 appears only at the beginning of the base seal. Transcribe the lid as 祖德. The clearer persimmon-pot lid helps to recognize the same two characters without supplying a surname to either lid.
Catalogue examples
- 平盖鸭嘴壶 · p. 118 (PDF 144) · Lid 祖德 · Base 范祖德
- 双色柿扁壶 · p. 132 (PDF 158) · Lid 祖德
How far the evidence goes
The lid impression is faint on the duckbill-spouted pot. The two-colour persimmon pot gives a clearer view of the shorter reading. [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 · 平盖鸭嘴壶, p. 118 (PDF 144); 双色柿扁壶, p. 132 (PDF 158).