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A flattened round teapot bears 荆溪陈制 within its foot ring.
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Catalogue transcription: 荆溪陈制. Normalized traditional form: 荊溪陳製.
Break 荆溪陈制 into three parts: 荆溪 names Jingxi, 陈 gives the surname Chen, and 制 means “made”. Compare the six-character base seal 荊溪華鳳翔製 on the Han Square Teapot. It uses the same opening and closing formula, but supplies a full personal name where this impression gives only a surname. [1]
A documented vessel
The catalogue places the four characters in the recess enclosed by the ring foot and reproduces their rubbing. [1]
How far the evidence goes
A tea jar in Wuxi bears the same reading. Its museum record leaves the position unspecified. The surname Chen alone cannot identify a particular potter. [1]
Sources and exact locations
- 故宫博物院编，王健华主编，《你应该知道的200件宜兴紫砂》，紫禁城出版社，2007. ISBN 978-7-80047-648-8. no. 40, p. 77, PDF 80 · 无锡博物院.