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李 / 立祥 · mark readings

Lǐ / Lìxiáng

Both impressions on this half-moon pot belong to its lid. The round one reads 李.

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Start with the reading

李 / 立祥

Follow the borders in the two details. 李 fills the round impression; the caption gives 立祥 for the worn, nearly square one. [1]

Catalogue examples

  • 半月壶 · p. 123 (PDF 149) · Lid 李 · 立祥

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How far the evidence goes

The caption lists both under lid marks. Their positions relative to one another and the face of the lid on which they occur remain uncertain. [1]

Sources and exact locations

  1. 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 · 半月壶, p. 123 (PDF 149).