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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4350793, member: 2844"]It has the same shape and it is decorated with the double lozenge, the Chinese symbol for happiness in marriage and protection against evil. So I agree, it could be Chinese.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting site Mat, thanks. </p><p>Shiwan and related utilitarian stoneware is often neglected in the study of Chinese ceramics. From the viewpoint of Asian maritime voyages and trade, one of my interests, these wares were essential.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4350793, member: 2844"]It has the same shape and it is decorated with the double lozenge, the Chinese symbol for happiness in marriage and protection against evil. So I agree, it could be Chinese. Interesting site Mat, thanks. Shiwan and related utilitarian stoneware is often neglected in the study of Chinese ceramics. From the viewpoint of Asian maritime voyages and trade, one of my interests, these wares were essential.[/QUOTE]
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