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福 / 乾隆年製 · mark readings
Turn over the lid of pot 105 and a small round impression appears beside the vent. The catalogue transcribes 福, a wish for good fortune.
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Start with the reading
福 / 乾隆年製
Read the base in two parts. 乾隆 names the reign, and 年製 says “made in the years of”. The 福 beside the vent has a different function: it expresses a wish for good fortune. The three plates let you follow the recurring base text even when the catalogue records different marks elsewhere on the pot.
A documented vessel
The same pot bears a square 乾隆年製 seal on its exterior base and a ruyi-cloud motif at the handle attachment. The photograph shows the entire underside of the lid, so the position of 福 is visible. [1]
How far the evidence goes
Pot 104 also carries the base seal and the handle motif. The catalogue records the additional lid mark on pot 105. Pot 103 provides another photographed example of the base inscription. The four characters name the Qianlong reign; dating each pot requires further evidence.
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. 105 · p. 149 (PDF 151) · No. 104 · p. 148 (PDF 150) · No. 103 · p. 147 (PDF 149).