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Subject:Porcelain Stacking box mark identification
Posted By: John M. Tue, Jun 18, 2019 IP: 177.81.213.209

Hello everyone,
I need help with this porcelain stacking box i got. I need info about the mark on the bottom and anything about quality or authenticity.
Thank u very much.







Subject:Re: Porcelain Stacking box mark identification
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Jun 21, 2019

I believe from the views available that your stacking boxes may date from the Chinese Republic Period (1912-49) into the nascent People's Republic era, circa the early 1950s. The apocryphal mark stamped on the base reads down and across from the top right as "Shendetang Zhi" (慎德堂製), "Made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue", a devotional hall at the Summer Palace associated with the Daoguang Emperor (1821-50). See the link for a comparison of new and period porcelains with the Shendetang mark.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :Shendetang



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