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Yàn Dēng Hú
Everyday lamp, reimagined in clay perfection.
Inspired by the humble oil lamps that once lit ordinary homes across China, the Yàn Dēng Hú (Glamour Lamp Teapot) transforms an everyday object into something extraordinary. Master potter Gu Jingzhou gave it a wide, bowl-shaped body that narrows toward the base, with a raised lid that mimics the gentle dome of lamp oil sitting in its vessel. It's a teapot that quietly celebrates the beauty hiding in the most ordinary corners of daily life.
This particular version was crafted by Gu Jingzhou in the late 1930s and bears his personal seal 'Jing Zhou' on the lid — making it not just a teapot, but a signed work of art from one of the most celebrated Yixing masters of the 20th century.
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Original Chinese Text 原文
“硫灯过 ”取形百姓日常所用之灯荔,通常为碗形，中间置灯芯 。 顾景舟所创作的“艳灯壳”，身简上宽下窗 ，呈碗状，似灯芳 ; 中间盖 面上凸 ，似芒中的灯油 ; 桃心或椭圆状的子 ，似灯世上燃烧中的火苗 。流 、 的下部呈圆形 ，与身简自然衔接 ，同时将流 、反的上部又与身简处理成同一 平面体， 呼应“灯”的主题 。 顾景舟的“硫灯壶 ”有两种款型 ，虽然流、的子 、拇以及身简均有不 同, 但“灯荔”这个主题均紧扣其中, 形异质同,各具特色 。 顾景舟制作的另一款式的硫灯过 沙| 岂