any idea of these brass pots

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  1. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The two at the back are recent Chinese Shang style bronzes made to look old. Shang was an early Chinese dynasty ca. 1600 to 1046 BC. Their designs have been an inspiration for later styles.
    The other ones are European in style, the one on the right Art Nouveau style, but possibly produced later. Again, more detailed pictures and bottoms would make it easier to be more specific.
     
  3. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    Hey thanks a lot. wow 1600 to 1046BC is very much old. they should be reproductions right. By the way to identify a reproduction and an genuine.
     
  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    20 year experience in the field....;)
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Or 40 years, give or take.
     
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  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Is it just me, or is the pot on the left smiling ;)
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

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  9. silverthwaite II

    silverthwaite II Well-Known Member

    ...the Chinese invented emoticons, too?
     
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  10. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    wow that is some experience. any tip for a newcomer?
     
  11. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    20170324_122328.jpg 20170324_122321.jpg 20170324_122316.jpg Hey guys i went to that place and checked the pots by myself. wait il attache the pics. the problem is under the pots there are some wordings in chines. i dont know how to read it.
     
  12. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    the highlighted mark was not quite visible in nature. it was kind of embossed. i had to focus the cam and take the pic with the flasher. the writings in gold color i think has been done later. what you guys say.
     
  13. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I don't read Chinese, but it looks like a commemmorative piece or maybe a presentation piece, possibly given to a foreign visitor like a visiting business person.
     
  15. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    yes these have been given to an old indigenous doctor of Sri Lanka by a Chinese patient. they cant be genuine stuff right?
     
  16. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    Ill attach the other set of pics too
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They are not Shang period.
    But the Shang style is still an inspiration, not just for fakers. You can compare it with Buddha statues made in Sri Lanka today in a centuries old style because it is traditional. Or Dutch painters today who paint in the style of Rembrandt because he inspires them.
    These bronzes were probably commissioned by the grateful Chinese patient. It would have been a considerable gift to an esteemed healer. I for one certainly wouldn't mind such gratitude.
     
  18. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    yes that explains the things very much. it seems like the shang period stuff has been a great inspiration right. . Hey there are other stuff the doctor has got from patients. il attach the pics
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  19. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

  20. Mariyan perera

    Mariyan perera Well-Known Member

    hey guys in the above two copper pots i have attached the bottom looks more soft. any idea for the possible reason of you guys.
     
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