Red Modern Chinese Porcelain Marks

Qianlong nian zhi seems to indicate a date around 1970.

Red modern chinese porcelain marks.

The most comprehensive reference book on chinese reign marks is gerald davison s the handbook of marks on chinese ceramics first published in 1994. Zhongguo china c. Porcelain with marks imitating chinese marks of the ming period were made at the arita kiln during the 19th century and possible earlier. Zhongguo zhi zao china made.

Sei ka nensei chenghua period make 成化年製 attributed to the chinese ming dynasty chenghua period 1465 1487. Nowadays many producers print their brand or some well wishing words on the bottom of the porcelain pieces such as 福 fu which literally means good fortune. There are about 200 new marks other chinese porcelain reports on this blog. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order.

In the world of ming and qing dynasty art knowing how to look at a reign mark is a key asset for any collector specialist or enthusiast to correctly identify the date and the value of a piece of chinese porcelain. This is a list of chinese porcelain pieces that have been decorated in such a way that the decoration includes a date. Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Flower balls on c19th and c20th chinese porcelain 花球 huā qiú february 9 2019.

I zhongguo zhi zao china made. Reign marks are usually four or six characters in length and can be found on the base or the side of an item. Mark on modern chinese porcelain spoon. Chinese porcelain reign marks identification.

Where are the marks. Reign marks can be found on chinese ceramics mainly from the early ming dynasty 15 th century through to the qing dynasty 1644. The dates are almost exclusively given as chinese cyclical dates which are repeated in 60th year cycles without a reference to the period of the reigning emperor it is thus possible to by mistake date a piece 60 years back or forward in time. The mark on antique chinese porcelain normally denoted the dynasty and the reigning title of the emperor for whom the item was made.

All new marks are in the proper alphabetical order but the text will be red and in italics for a short time so as to highlight the newly added marks. The similarity to mark 260. Marks of earlier periods have been used throughout almost the history of chinese porcelain. Mark on modern chinese porcelain spoon.

Almost at the same time that the chinese invented porcelain they also invented marks and copies sometimes to learn sometimes to honor sometimes to deceive sometimes to replace sometimes just to meet a demand.