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亨衡 · mark readings
The catalogue records 亨衡 on the bases of two pots and also on the lid of the second.
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亨衡
The catalogue transcription is set in standard type.
In 亨衡 the second character, 衡, contains more strokes. Compare the other lid wording in the catalogue: 耕山監製 ends in 監製, “supervised production”. One lid thus records a supervisory role; the other repeats the same two characters that its own base carries. [1]
Catalogue examples
- 如意传炉壶 · p. 38 (PDF 64) · Lid 耕山监制 · Base 亨衡
- 双色东坡提梁壶 · p. 40 (PDF 66) · Lid 亨衡 · Base 亨衡
How far the evidence goes
The first plate illustrates two impressions and assigns 耕山监制 to the lid. The second assigns 亨衡 to both lid and base but illustrates only one cropped impression. [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 · 如意传炉壶, p. 38 (PDF 64); 双色东坡提梁壶, p. 40 (PDF 66).