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邵元祥制 · mark readings
Two overhead-handled pots carry the name Shao Yuanxiang. Different inscriptions accompany the name on each pot.
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邵元祥制
Three readings on the Beijing pot answer different questions. 荆溪 names a place, 邵元祥制 gives a personal name followed by “made”, and the lid adds 醇邸雅玩. On the covered bowl bearing 張君德製 the place name 荊溪 again has its own seal, but there it accompanies the name inside the lid. I-Hsing Ware · 58 · 83 (PDF 85)
A documented vessel
On the Palace Museum pot, two square stamps at the centre of the base read 荆溪 and 邵元祥制. Its lid carries 醇邸雅玩. The catalogue dates the vessel to the Guangxu reign and associates it with Prince Chun’s tea service. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The Hong Kong catalogue records 荊溪, 邵元祥制 and 元祥 on C81.494, which it dates to the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. Its caption gives the readings without locating each impression. Keep these different catalogue dates with their respective pots. The shared readings alone cannot establish a common hand or stamp. [2]
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. 70, p. 110–111, PDF 113–114.
- The Art of the Yixing Potter: The K.S. Lo Collection, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1990. ISBN 962-215-096-9. no. 27, p. 144, PDF 148 · C81.494.