Agreed, "rapholith" = chromo. Nice thing tho
No, afraid nothing to add other than it isn't typically any export ware I'm familiar with - I'd guess it would be 20thc, maybe part of a business...
In the trade, in my neck of the woods, we call these etchings "fretchings" They are usually Belgian or occasionally French and are always produced...
I think the jar is pretty nice; looks 19thc to me, not really sure about the blue and white thing, not really familiar with the shape so I really...
I don't see kakiemon here, kakiemon is a lot finer and more carefully done. This looks late 19thc. or even later. Nice composition, however the...
Hard to say if you wasted your money ...it depends on the cost I suppose! They are all pretty nice and not bad quality at all but I think they...
There were two of these at the local consignment shop last year, they were newer than this one though.
Sorry, regional reference probably did not make the Atlantic crossing. [MEDIA]
Not sure but I think the piece is about 1870 - 1890 or so - the American furniture guys will know more. The lock hardware looks late 19thc and...
New idea - Ponyo.
looks like the one guy has been eating chicken embryos? (with apologies for the obscure reference)
Yes that was me, :bucktooth: but I DID say both creatures were interpreted with a great degree of "artistic licence";)
You may be right, but given the rather sketchy decoration, I would put it at late Guangxu. Just my opinion of course.
I don't think anything has been removed, the "paint" is fired on in the kiln and isn't really a paint as such and it would be extremely difficult...
Oh well, sometimes truth can be hard to take. Apologies for being too blunt.
I hadn't heard that ...Putai's name means "cloth bag," because he carries a sack full of candies and toys to give to children. Sure looks like...
Nice. About 1910 or so.
Well it's Budai (Putai) with his sack for starters
awww ..I was going to say "rotated" but you beat me to it.
...and presumably the reason I wouldn't like them is because they tipped the scales heavily toward the yikes factor?
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