It’s upside down. It reads “Pu San” - Pu Mountain, sometimes referred to as Putuo Mountain. Of Buddhist significance apparently. The technique...
Yes, this link shows the pea flower. The lotus flower has more spiky petals
"Quan Xi" together constitutes the Japanese Kanji name (if the translation is correct). Probably a studio mark. The vessel is Japanese ware, but...
Thank you. Yes, it's Chinese, but unsure of the market it was intended for. The inside pattern is a lotus scroll
I bought this years ago and don’t know quite what to make of it either. Thai? Peranakan? I have asked quite a few experts, with no real conclusion
The top character is Quan 泉. The bottom one COULD be Xi 熙 (as in KangXI). Most probably a Japanese name
So sorry, you are right: it is the Dream of the Red Chamber. I don't think it's Peranakan though. The mark is Yongzheng but I think it is later....
This is Indonesian
My pleasure
This is quite new. Rice grain porcelain. The mark in the panel is a spurious 6-character Qianlong mark, while the 3 characters at the bottom say...
I'm afraid I don't have any particular database, but find myself consulting gotheborg.com more often than not. Gerald Davison has his famous...
It's a Fukagawa mark
It's Chinese. For narcissus bulbs.
Yes, I'm afraid this is rather new. It's very out of proportion. The figure is meant to be Guan Yu, the god of war, as evidenced by his special...
It looks Japanese to me. The mark apparently says “Deep river”
Different buyers have different tastes, and have different criteria. I think John’s piece has its own muted charm. It would be interesting to see...
Haven't been able to find out much about this; can't find the source of the design. Looks a bit European cum Japanese to me. I was thinking of...
This looks new to me and reminds me of Thai celadon ware
That's what it says in the book, but to be honest I am not entirely convinced by it. Your bowl is a much later piece and not from the Kangxi period.
Or Elton John :hilarious:Actually I’m quite sure there’s a propaganda poster like it.
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