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貢局 · mark readings
The catalogue transcribes both base marks as “Tribute Office”. On one pot the characters stand in a single column. On the other they sit within a round emblem.
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Start with the reading
貢局
The characters below give the catalogue transcription in standard type.
On the overhead-handled pot, read down the column from 貢 to 局. On the lotus-seed pot, first pick out those same two characters in the middle of the device. The surrounding lines change the design while leaving the wording intact. The captions give the base as the location in both cases. [1]
Catalogue examples
- 山石提梁壶 · p. 10 (PDF 36). Base 贡局
- 莲子壶 · p. 11 (PDF 37). Base 贡局
How far the evidence goes
Read the centre of the round mark before comparing its border. Singapore’s National Heritage Board also records a two-character mark on the base of an enamelled Yixing pot. Delivery to a court or shipment to Thailand would each need separate evidence. [1] [2]
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. 10 (PDF 36), 11 (PDF 37).
- National Heritage Board, Singapore · Teapot · 1096753