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When looking up the pot on a reverse google image search it pulls up this museum page. The pots look near identical though the markings are different

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

So what it appears to say is

直典紫砂

Which translates roughly to a brand name that kind of translates to perfectly straight 直典 and purple sand 紫砂. I'm guessing at the time purple sand was some kind of fancy material that made that pot more valuable? I have no idea.

*Edit: Apparently purple sand refers to sand with Quartz in them. So, I guess it is higher quality?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

宜興 not 直典. it's a place.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Ah, thanks my Chinese isn't the best. Just trying to help out :)