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三足鼎
Sān Zú Dǐng
A concise catalogue note on this 三足鼎 tripod vessel, a non-teapot example of Yixing pottery.
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Three-Legged Yi Vessel
Base seal: Gu Jingzhou
Year: 1983
Note: Presented to Zhou Shengxi
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MO
SS 了
70 三足易 底 印:顾景舟
年 备
代: 1983 年 注 : 赠周圣希
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This "Three-Legged Historian" was made by Gu Jingzhou as a demonstration piece for Zhou Shengxi during his stay at Shanghai Huaihai Middle School while caring for his wife's illness.
According to Zhou Shengxi's recollection: "When making it, he used a bamboo strip to create a template, scraping the clay while rotating it on the turntable, like a vertical lathe... The three feet were shaped by hand, firm yet supple, with flowing lines. From every aspect—proportion, curvature—there was not a single place that felt stiff or awkward. The body and handle in particular, with the handle hole carved out cleanly and sharply..."[1]
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[1] Zhou Shengxi, My Time with Master Gu Jingzhou, in Shi Jundang, ed., Zisha Research (Volume 2) (Shanghai: Shanghai Guji Publishing House, December 2007), p. 169.
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此“三足史”系顾景舟在客居上海淮海中学为夫人治病期间 ,为周圣 希示范所作 。
据周圣希回忆 :“制作时他用一片竹片制成模板,在转盘上一边转动一 边刮泥 ，好像立式车床 ，……三只足用手掌搁成 ，挺括而柔顺，线条流畅 , 从比例 、弧度各方面来看,无一处有便直感 ， 特别身耳 、耳孔挖得干净利
1 周圣希著 :《我和顾景舟大师 》 载史俊党主编《紫砂研究(第二辑 )》 上海 : 上海古籍出版 社，2007年12月版, 第 169 页