'Gongyu' / 'Jinzhan' mark
供御 means “for imperial use”; 進琖 refers to presenting bowls. These marks on Jian-ware bases concern court supply, but a marked kiln waster was not necessarily delivered to or used by the court.
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供御 / 進琖
Reading and placement#
- Reading (Simplified)
- 供御 / 进琖
- Reading (Traditional)
- 供御 / 進琖
- Pinyin
- Gòngyù / Jìnzhǎn
- Technique
- Incised or impressed
- Position
- Foot of the bowl
On a bowl foot, read 供 as “supply” and 御 as “imperial”. In 進琖 the first character means “present” and the second names the bowl. At the Shuiji kilns, related lettering also appears in reverse on firing pads that supported the bowls. Even underfired pieces bore 供御. A mark could therefore already be present on a vessel that never left the production site. [1]
What a mark does not tell you#
A mark records a name or claim on a vessel. It may reflect a maker, workshop, patron, later homage or imitation. Its reading, date and authorship must be assessed separately with the whole object and its provenance.
Museum and excavated reference objects#
The Chidun bowl fragment in figure 8 carries 供御. The illustration shows its spotted glaze, while the text identifies the mark and discusses marks on bowl feet. [1]
Sources#
- 李凯，《从考古资料看水吉建窑窑业生产》 · 故宫博物院院刊 2022 (4) · 97 · PDF 6 · fig. 8
- 曾凡《建窑茶具概述》及叶文程、林忠干《试论宋代建阳窑黑釉茶盏》(1994)
- 陈宗懋 主编《中国茶叶大辞典》(2000)
Status and editorial notes sources cited
Sources are listed below. Their presence does not certify every claim; source-specific interpretations and unresolved questions are identified in the text. This page has not received independent expert approval.