New or old?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by rhiwfield, Sep 16, 2016.

  1. rhiwfield

    rhiwfield Well-Known Member

    I can never work out the right colours for old Chinese blue and white.

    With wear I'd probably think Kangxi but the lack of wear concerns me. Is it a modern copy?

    What is your opinion on this tea bowl and saucer?
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  2. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Colors look ok to me for Early Qing. Don't forget there were different kind of blue pigments used in one period.
    They do look like Kangxi or Yongzheng to me. They don't have to have a heavy wear to be that old. But at least some scratches on the inside.
     
  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I'm having trouble seeing the mark as Chinese, nor am I getting a particularly Chinese vibe from the decoration. Could be European? (Just a guess.)

    The two marks also seem to me to differ very significantly from each other.
     
  4. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    I think the marks look the same if you rotate the saucer counterclockwise a little, about a quarter turn. They don't look Chinese to me, either.
     
  5. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

  6. rhiwfield

    rhiwfield Well-Known Member

    They look unused to me.
     
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