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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 358700, member: 2844&quot;]Nice lotus shaped plate, Aaron.</p><p>The Qianlong mark is not of the period, it is the same here as for so much porcelain. It does not have the balanced overall look of Qianlong pieces. But it is antique, and it does have some value.</p><p>Now comes the difficult part, sorry about that.</p><p>It is early handmade fake cinnabar, probably late 19th century. Plaster was applied to a brass base, molded, and covered with a layer of genuine cinnabar. You can see the plaster in several places in the detail below:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]122406[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If it had been cinnabar on brass, the damaged part would show 100% cinnabar.</p><p>This plaster technique was used before the introduction of modern plastics, so this is an antique piece. Just not a true cinnabar carved piece.</p><p>Better for your health though, less chance of mercury poisoning.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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