Thank you for your reply. As far as I can make out, the numbers are written vertically on the bottom: 4 0 8. [ATTACH]
Beautiful doll) I read that they could also be used in tombs.
I found an interesting article. It says that the technology existed: Indeed, during the Ming (and later, Qing) era, piece-mold casting was used...
It will be interesting if we can find out the origin:)
The point is to figure out what period the figurine is from. If it's a factory, then which one. If it's Chinese, then the region and period....
An interesting figurine, but completely different in execution, including the glaze... a figurine without energy, in my opinion. It's not...
I couldn't find one in the same size. I liked the figurine because it's not clumsily made, but at the same time it's very well made. I can't...
No, it's definitely not a horse's butt. It's technically a hole, since the figurine is hollow inside. Maybe it's just stylized that way. Finally,...
I found some interesting 17th-century figurines from a well-known collection. One is 5 cm, the other 6.5 cm. The horse also has a neat round hole...
In person, the figurine looks extraordinary. It has a magical aura. The glaze is very beautiful; in different lighting, it changes color from...
I'm no expert, but because the figurine's bottom is flat with a hole in it, some people think it's no older than the 18th century and from Europe....
Good guess. I also thought it was made as a toy for a child! But again, I couldn't find anything similar. Usually there are at least some similar...
If this is Europe, who could have made such a small one? It has some cracks from the stove, so the hole probably didn't help. It's just very...
again, I couldn't find the same baby in the same size and nothing similar((
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The flat bottom here is generally attributed to the Yuan Dynasty. height 8 cm [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
By the way, I also found this and the numbers are even similar) [ATTACH]
What kind of bottom did the figurines of that period have in China?
Yes, the bottom is flat. It's hard to see the vertical numbers; they look like inventory numbers. [ATTACH]
Thank you very much. Perhaps other forum participants will have additional opinions.
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