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荊易壺式 · mark readings
A four-character impression on the exterior base of pot 109 reads 荊易壺式.
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荊易壺式
Start at the end of the inscription. 壺 means a pot and 式 a form or pattern, so 壺式 concerns the form of a pot. Compare 荊易 with the place name 荊溪 on the Han Square Teapot. The shared first character makes it especially important to check the second against the impression. I-Hsing Ware · 11 · 34 (PDF 36)
A documented vessel
The catalogue identifies the surface in its description. The detail photograph shows the impression and part of the edge of the foot. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The second character is 易. The plate supports transcribing the inscription. Identifying the person or workshop behind it would require further evidence.
Sources and exact locations
- 黃健亮、黃怡嘉，《荊溪朱泥：明清宜興朱泥壺研究》。盈記唐人工藝出版社。ISBN 978-957-0499-19-3. No. 109 · p. 153 (PDF 155).