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利用 / 利永 · mark readings
Two company names occur on Yixing pots. Look at the second character: 用 in 利用, 永 in 利永. A romanization without tone marks conceals the difference.
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Start with the reading
利用 / 利永
公司 means “company”. On the Zhoupan pot on p. 90 the name on the lid ends there. The base adds 圖記, identifying a seal or emblem. On the pot on p. 80 the base instead ends with 出品, marking it as a product of the named company. Copying just the first two characters would lose both distinctions.
Catalogue examples
- 周盘壶 · p. 90 (PDF 116). Lid 利用公司 · Base 利用公司图记
- 周盘壶 · p. 100 (PDF 126). Lid 寿珍 · Base 中华民国江苏宜兴利用公司造 巴拿马赛会 出品
- 回荆州洋桶壶 · p. 80 (PDF 106). Lid 宜兴上袁 · Base 利永公司出品
How far the evidence goes
The catalogue essay dates the change from 利用 to 利永 to 1920. On one pot the longer base inscription mentions the Panama exhibition. The inscription records that claim; proof of an award would require exhibition records. [1]
Sources and exact locations
- 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 · p. 90 (PDF 116), 100 (PDF 126), 80 (PDF 106) · 13 (PDF 20).