Yea, who knows what you might find: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/en_US/web/ma/collection08a.html
Very true... I'm new to this so it's all about learning! My issue is retaining the info, although I've put together a word document for this one....
Having done more research, I think my two are the taoist HeHe Twins / Immortals, seen in the example below: [IMG]...
Depends on the definition of musty I guess :) I know what clay smells like, and they smell like old clay... but not musty like my grandma's...
on my base photo's i did increase the brightness drastically to get a better look into the holes - so they're not that light.
Honestly, I'd be happy with it being a Qing 'homage' piece. Although I still think it compares favourably with the auction example linked to in my...
It's very hard to see as the spots are so small. Could it be sand that has glassified during the firing process - reaffirming it was created with...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was hoping for any info about this battered pair. I've recently learned that it...
Thanks Silver Wolf. I did some more digging myself and got some great info from a Japanese guy on a FB group. The makers mark on the bottom...
I'm continuing to try and decipher the characters... #1. first off, am I looking at 3 characters or 4? #2. Is the first character 'Made' ? #3....
What points to the 1920s/30s? Is it because there was a boom in production during that period, so statistically speaking it's more likely to come...
Hey Guys... marks below. Before taking these photos I thought the mark was actually a worn sticker, turns out it's painted and the gold characters...
I'm on my way home now, so will get a better shot of the label. Initially I thought Japanese, honest I did..lol, right up until posting this...
Hey treasure seekers and tea drinkers! Would anyone care to take a stab at dating this hand-painted tea-set? Condition is good so I’m presuming...
Hey Guys, are any of the below 3 vases interesting in terms of age and quality? None of these were expensive buys, in fact two of them were 10...
You've just given me a strategy Jivvy! I may do a trial listing at a higher 'antique' price to see how many 'watchers' it receives. Little...
thanks... you guys are so generous with your knowledge, if I'm not careful I might learn something. How do you go about valuing (for sale)...
Thank you Komokwa and Deborah for the clarifications on what 'matted' is. Seems obvious now :) On this piece, where is the brocade - is it the...
Many thanks for the comments so far. The telephone number on the back has an '01' in the town code which was introduced to the UK in 1995 - so...
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