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Subject:Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Gary Knudtzon Thu, Oct 11, 2018 IP: 97.113.162.227 I have kind of a nice 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Bon Bon Footed Dish needing the crude Hand Written Seal Translated if possible. As usual I Really Appreciate it Thanks! Gary K |
Subject:Re: Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Oct 12, 2018 The base mark, in seal-writing, reads down and across from the top right as "Made during the Tongzhi Reign of the Great Qing Dynasty" (Da Qing Tong Zhi Nian Zhi - 大清同治年製). The decoration features the Eight Treasures of Buddhism in atypically light enamels for the Tongzhi era (1862-1874). This could be a matter of misfiring in the kiln, or may indicate the piece post-dates the period by about half a century, or into the troubled latter years of the Republic of China. Here's a picture of a standard version of the same pattern from the Guangxu period (1875-1908), as well as the link to its thread. |
Subject:Re: Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Gary Knudtzon Fri, Oct 12, 2018 Thanks Bill H.! You don't know how much I appreciate all the Help You and the Others have given me over the Months on my Asian Finds! I hope you are getting as much Satisfaction out of it as I am! Sincerely, Gary Knudtzon |
Subject:Re: Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Arjan Sat, Oct 13, 2018 Hi Bill H. and Gary of course, |
Subject:Re: Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Oct 14, 2018 Hi Arjan, That rule of thumb and others can be found in in Chapter 10 of Tony Allen's most recent book, "Allen's Antique Chinese Porcelain -- The Detection of Fakes. His version says Tongzhi marks weren't faked until 1980. The segment containing these generalizations begins with a reminder that for every rule about Chinese porcelain, there are exceptions. And that's where my case rests, except to remind that the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-1850's inflicted major problems in Jingdezhen, leaving behind a generation or more of problems that might have caused the issues with this pedestal dish. |
Subject:Re: Needing Chinese Seal Translation On Porcelain Footed Dish - Thanks!
Posted By: Arjan Broek Mon, Oct 15, 2018 Hi Bill H. |
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