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壺公冶父 · mark readings
壺公冶父 is a four-character seal on a black teapot shaped like a broad hat. The catalogue associates this name with Qu Yingshao (瞿應紹).
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Start with the reading
壺公冶父
Follow the two surfaces on the hat-shaped pot. The square base seal reads 壺公冶父, while the poem on the side is signed Lao-yeh. Bartholomew associates both names with Qu Yingshao. On the brick-shaped pot above it, the base seal 吉壺 has a different outline, a double gourd, and the catalogue associates it with the person who commissioned the vessel. [1]
A documented vessel
Bartholomew describes a square impression in raised seal script on the base. The lower plate shows the pot and a separate detail of the impression. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The third character is 冶. An incised poem on the side carries a separate signature.
Sources and exact locations
- Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware. China House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, 1977. cat. 19 · p. 42 (PDF 44) · plate (lower) · p. 43 (PDF 45).