I might be wrong, I believe the mark is "Shiwan, An Ju". From the Shiwan Wares 1979 Exhibition Catalogue. https://imgur.com/a/jtXCv4e I did find...
I think this may be a brush washer with a 川陶 (Sichuan pottery) seal. The piece certainly cannot be the rare Sichuan from the Han or Tang...
Hi and welcome Katie :)
Yes, I think he has strong Mongolian features, and they played a part in the uprising.. "In 1899 the movement began to assume menacing...
Here you go Any :) [img]
Would like very much to learn about this fellow. I think the clue is in his headwrap which seems unusual and has been hard to find a match for....
I think Jonas Gunnarsson from the Facebook group Collecting Japanese Ceramic Arts has solved the mystery and excludes any possibility of my vases...
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...
Thank you :)
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 !
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