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Subject:Re: Chinese Bowl Information assistance
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Aug 28, 2011
You may wish to save your money. Your dish belongs to a category of mass-produced utilitarian ware generally refered to as "Kitchen Qing," which I believe in most cases was made for export to Southeast Asia as well as domestic consumption in China.
Such dishes frequently are seen with labels dating them as far back as the Ming era. However, my personal opinion is that most of what you see in circulation these days (besides modern Indonesian and other replicas) probably date no earlier than the first half of the 19th century, with most having been made after 1850. My basis in this view, along with the expertise of others in this forum, is that many common Chinese export wares like this were produced in great numbers in response to the waves of Chinese emigriation that accompanied economic woes in the homeland during the 19th century.
I've included a photo of one of a pair of such dishes that I own. I purchased them about five years ago from a US antique shop for about $75 apiece and have been unable to sell either of them for even a slim profit since. Here also are some links to related previous discussions in the forum:
http://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=29231
http://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=3799
http://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=15363
Best regards,
Bill H.
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