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如林 · mark readings
The catalogue places the two-character reading 如林 on the base of the pot it calls 咏梅壶.
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Start with the reading
如林
Compare the close-up with the printed caption. 咏梅壶 is the object title; the short text to look for on the clay is 如林. [1]
Catalogue examples
- 咏梅壶 · p. 82 (PDF 108) · Base 如林
How far the evidence goes
The photograph records the impression and the caption supplies its location. The identity behind 如林 remains open. [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 · 咏梅壶, p. 82 (PDF 108).