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冶陶 / 裴石銘 · mark readings
Separate the two small impressions below the photograph: the catalogue assigns 冶陶 to the lid and 裴石铭 to the base of this flattened persimmon-shaped pot.
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Start with the reading
冶陶 / 裴石銘
Read 冶陶 as Yetao and 裴石铭 as Pei Shiming. The latter follows the catalogue’s exact transcription, with 铭; 裴石銘 is its traditional-character form. Do not silently replace that last character with 民 or turn the reading into an identification with Pei Shimin. [1]
A documented vessel
Xu Sihai’s catalogue records this 柿扁壶 on printed p. 158, with height 8 cm and width 17.5 cm. The two impressions are reproduced as detached details. The caption supplies the lid/base pairing; neither detail shows which face of the lid carries its mark. These are this pot’s dimensions, not a standard for the form.
How far the evidence goes
The pairing is documented more precisely than the maker’s identity. Keep “on the lid” as the limit of the location claim until an open-lid view or a fuller record supplies more. Another pot with a similar title is not automatically this specimen, and matching characters alone do not authenticate either object. [1]
Sources and exact locations
- 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 · 柿扁壶 · 158 (PDF 184)