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Subject:Asian porcelain with bird or Bug mark
Posted By: Tracy Sun, Jul 17, 2022 IP: 50.35.235.150

Hi, would appreciate any help identifying the mark. I have a pair of bowls







Subject:Re: Asian porcelain with bird or Bug mark
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Jul 19, 2022

The first mark appears to be that of a butterfly and is found in the China-published “Collection of Classical Markings on Chinese Historical Porcelains” (Zhongguo lidai taoci kuanzhi dadian - 中国历代陶瓷款识大典). In my opinion, the second picture simply shows decoration in the cavetto, albeit might also be used as a base mark in other instances. I have a shallow bowl with similar decoration which has a square factory base mark consisting of a non-character cipher within a double square border of a type that was used in the late Ming and Kangxi period and also is pictured in the above-referenced book.

I can't say for sure whether these marks have been copied in later times but suspect they have, like just about everything else in porcelain.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Subject:Re: Asian porcelain with bird or Bug mark
Posted By: Tracy chalhoub Wed, Jul 27, 2022

Hi Bill, Thank you for your post. I really appreciate the help with this. Is the reference “collection of classical Markings” in print form or is it viewable online.
Regards
Tracy


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