I have this vase in hand now so wanted to come back and share it. Every website that mentions Poo ware or Poo You-she have copy and pasted the...
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Thank you so very much Ce BCA. So it is Shiwan in the style of Sumida, very interesting ! Many times it seems these archaic symbols have errors...
Trying to understand the event or storyline the potter was trying to show on this 1920 Shiwan vase. I do not know if understanding it means...
Thank you for that link Figtree3. Perhaps Pu Tai is giving candy, and because of the importance he placed on giving candy, this was made extra...
Very interesting blooey, I did not find that reference about candles and toys ! But that would explain what looks like an specially well wrapped...
I read that Pu Tai with his sack can mean he collects sadness and woes and puts them in his sack. Another version tells his sack symbolizes wealth...
Will do, thank you Aquitaine :)
Does anyone recognize the story being told here for this Shiwan piece ? [img] [img] [img]
Well, I have made a little progress, but not all.. The archaic pictograph symbol to the left of what I am calling the front and beginning of the...
Some of you are very good with interpreting themes and scenes, I would like to ask what symbolic meaning or parable the potter is trying to tell...
I agree with your dating 100% blooey :) Thank you !
Thank you very much.. I must have scrolled right on by that when I first checked !
Can someone ID this for me.. 9" across. I am guessing this is an export piece.. I can't make heads or tails of the mark.. Maybe Republic period ?...
Found a few different archaic symbols for both "Ji and Di". Seems likely that Ji Di probably had a specific meaning or significance of some kind...
Ok, I got help with what the Yu Zhan ( 裕棧 ) part of the description is.. It is for the other two character stamp which represents the name of the...
5" saucer or dish ? I found one of the marks in a book with this description : "Shiwan, An Le Street, Yu Zhan made", "Ji Di" and "Made In China"...
Guess I can share another piece that came last week.. This 7 1/2" tall "gongzai" Monk looks more like a child than adult. The blue, Jun type...
Here are some good pics and additional info of the Shiwan figure for one of the two He-He Er Xian brothers. 9 1/4" tall, crackled green celadon...
Thank you again Any.. I saw that one calgarycoin.com site before, just could not find this specific token. I get that it would not help in dating...
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