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振榮 / 曹振榮 · mark readings

Zhènróng / Cáo Zhènróng

The lion-ball pot has two square impressions. The catalogue transcribes 振荣 on the lid and 曹振荣 on the base.

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振榮 / 曹振榮

Look for 振荣 in both readings. Adding the surname 曹 on the base gives the full three-character name. [1]

Catalogue examples

  • 狮球壶 · p. 78 (PDF 104) · Lid 振荣 · Base 曹振荣

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How far the evidence goes

The caption identifies the components. The similarly titled 大狮球壶 on p. 64 (PDF 90) carries another pair, 臣记 on the lid and 狮球名壶 on the base. [1]

Sources and exact locations

  1. 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 · 狮球壶, p. 78 (PDF 104).