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生義 / 萬貢珍印 · mark readings

Shēngyì / Wàn Gòngzhēn yìn

On the bamboo drum pot, look for two characters on the lid and four on the base. The catalogue transcribes them as 生义 and 万贡珍印.

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Start with the reading

生義 / 萬貢珍印

Read the two lid characters vertically. In the compact square base impression, the printed transcription ends in 印, the word for a seal. [1]

Catalogue examples

  • 双线竹鼓壶 · p. 42 (PDF 68) · Lid 生义 · Base 万贡珍印

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How far the evidence goes

The caption records which component bears each mark. The enlarged details show the impressions separately, without indicating which face of the lid received 生义. [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 · 双线竹鼓壶, p. 42 (PDF 68).