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遂初堂 · mark readings
Turn over the pear-shaped vase to find 遂初堂, a studio name cut into the base. Two separate name seals sit low on the outer wall.
On this page
Start with the reading
遂初堂
Read the three regular-script characters vertically. Below the band of thunder patterns on the body, the round impression reads 陳 and the square one beneath it reads 鳴遠.
A documented vessel
pear-shaped vase · 1964.1214 · № 31 · 55 (PDF 57)
How far the evidence goes
The Art Institute records all three inscriptions on this vase. Bartholomew identifies 遂初堂 as the studio name used by Pan Lei and suggests that he may have commissioned the vase. The placement is documented; the commission remains a possibility. [1] [2]
Sources and exact locations
- Terese Tse Bartholomew, I-Hsing Ware (1977) · № 31 · 55 (PDF 57)
- Art Institute of Chicago · 1964.1214