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芝亭 · mark readings
The outside of this pot carries a long inscription; its small 芝亭 seal belongs inside the lid, according to the catalogue. Begin by keeping those two surfaces separate.
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Start with the reading
芝亭
Read 芝亭 as Zhiting. The catalogue describes a two-character square seal in seal script. Its illustration isolates the impression; the words “inside the lid” come from the description, not an open-lid photograph.
A documented vessel
The Palace Museum catalogue records this tapered pot as no. 80 and dates it to the late Qing. The body inscription is transcribed 醒酒涤诗, followed by 筠氏题 and 东溪书. These are incised words with role labels, distinct from the stamped lid mark.
How far the evidence goes
题 associates Yunshi with the wording or dedication, while 书 assigns writing to Dongxi. Neither label by itself identifies the person who cut the inscription or formed the pot. The two characters 芝亭 do not establish a full identity. Compare the body writing and lid mark as different kinds of evidence. [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. № 80 · 121 (PDF 124)