Chinese trinket box/ink box- Qianlong?

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  1. GSTreasures

    GSTreasures New Member

    I have been researching this pottery mark and seems like it is Qianlong. Any tips on how to check if genuine or fake and/or confirmation from anyone who knows about chinese pottery? Also, what would this little box's original use would have been i.e trinket, vanity, ink?
    Thank you! Screenshot_20200113-222750_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20200113-222819_Gallery.jpg
     
    GSTreasures, Jan 13, 2020
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a cute 20th century trinket box, with no specific use. It does not date from the reign of Qianlong.

    The Chinese often mark porcelain with marks of important emperors of the past, as a tribute. Since emperor Qianlong was an important patron of the arts, and beautiful art was made during his reign, his mark is the absolute favourite.
     
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  3. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    That's a box used for stamp/chop paste that painters and calligraphers apply to their art.
     
    JayBee, Jan 13, 2020
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  4. Kathy Anderson

    Kathy Anderson Well-Known Member

    Exactly; have one myself full of pasty ink.
     
    Kathy Anderson, Jan 13, 2020
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