Mark sources cited
威海衛同慶順造 · mark readings
One rectangular factory mark contains Chinese and English. The Chinese names Tongqingshun in Weihaiwei. The English uses the historical spelling TUNG KING SHUN.
On this page
Start with the reading
威海衛同慶順造 · TUNG KING SHUN FACTORY. WEIHAIWEI. No. 1
Read the Chinese in three parts: 威海衛 gives the place, 同慶順 the business name, and 造 means “made”. In the English lettering, WEIHAIWEI follows FACTORY. Both texts fit inside one rectangular border. Plate 66 reproduces the impression separately and leaves its position on the pot unspecified. [1]
A documented vessel
The mark is photographed on the catalogue plate for the round dragon-decorated teapot C86.47. The catalogue describes pewter, brass and copper mounts. The vessel is 9.5 cm high and 18.4 cm wide. [1]
How far the evidence goes
The catalogue dates the pot to the nineteenth century. The mark records a commercial name. The company's role in making the clay body, adding the metal fittings or selling the assembled pot remains open, as does the meaning of No. 1.
Sources and exact locations
- 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. C86.47 · Catalogue 66 · p. 179 · PDF page 183