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徐祖純 · mark readings
Look for the small square impression beneath the straight-spouted pot. Its three characters read 徐祖純, Xu Zuchun.
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Start with the reading
徐祖純
徐 is the surname; 祖純 is the personal name. The catalogue reproduces the impression with the surrounding base visible, so its exterior-base position is documented rather than inferred from a loose seal image. The mark contains these three characters, not the shorter 徐記 discussed elsewhere in the text.
A documented vessel
Jingxi Zhuni no. 250, 徐祖純款直流壺, appears on printed p. 294/PDF p. 296. The catalogue dates it to the early Republic and records height 7.8 cm and width 12.2 cm. It supplies no accession or capacity.
How far the evidence goes
The accompanying Xu-family history is the catalogue’s account. The photographed inscription does not independently prove every biographical or shop claim, nor authenticate another pot bearing the name. Begin with the exact three-character impression, its base position and the complete vessel before discussing attribution. [1]
Sources and exact locations
- 黃健亮、黃怡嘉，《荊溪朱泥：明清宜興朱泥壺研究》，盈記唐人工藝出版社，2010. ISBN 978-957-0499-19-3. · № 250 · 294 (PDF 296)