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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 341391, member: 308&quot;]The dragonfly motif is my favorite part of your bowl.&nbsp; Frogs are the decorations you usually see.&nbsp; Crazing cannot be considered an indication of age.&nbsp; There are pieces hundreds of years old with no crazing and pieces made yesterday that have crazing.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the tip-offs that this a modern piece are the bottoms of the feet.&nbsp; That red paint scratched down to white clay is a characteristic of more modern work.&nbsp; There are also a couple of indications of this being a mass produced piece.&nbsp; The running together of the tan and green colors on the bamboo and the chipping to the foot can indicate a bit of a slap dash production process.&nbsp; There were meant to be produced cheaply and quickly for export.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All that being said, this is not necessarily a bad piece.&nbsp; It just needs to be judged on its own merits.&nbsp; And, who knows, these could end up being the collectibles of tomorrow.</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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