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行有恒堂 · mark readings
Look underneath this peach-form cup for 行有恒堂: the catalogue places the small seal within the foot. The bat relief and poem on its sides are separate decoration.
On this page
Start with the reading
行有恒堂
Read the four characters as Xingyouhengtang, a hall name ending in 堂, “hall”. The catalogue describes raised characters in seal script. The isolated seal reproduction supports the reading; the stated position within the foot comes from the text. The two vessel photographs show opposite sides of one cup, not two examples. [1]
A documented vessel
The Palace Museum catalogue lists it as no. 141, 宜兴窑行有恒堂款蝠桃式杯, and dates it to the Daoguang reign. Its recorded height is 4.3 cm, mouth diameter 7 cm and foot diameter 2.9 cm. These dimensions describe this cup alone. A flying bat appears on one side; an incised poem occupies the other.
How far the evidence goes
A hall name is not automatically the name of a potter. This page establishes the reading and the location reported for one cup, not its maker or the identity of every vessel carrying the same words. To compare another example, first record its object form, exact location and the shape of the impression. [1]
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 · № 141 · 220 (PDF 223)