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Subject:Help with mark on frogs, URL link
Posted By: Jim Wed, Oct 16, 2013 IP: 66.190.102.103

Appreciate any help with mark on pair of frogs.
Thanks, Jim

Link :Pair of frogs.


Subject:Re: Help with mark on frogs, URL link
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Oct 18, 2013

The mark may be read as "Precious Collection of Elegant Trinkets" (雅çŽİ珍藏 - Ya Wan Zhen Cang). A character search on the web found the mark in use on a variety of porcelains being sold and discussed on Mainland China websites. Some references made what I consider to be the dubious claim that the porcelain bearing the mark was Republic-period. The mark doesn't appear in either the 2010 "New and Revised Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics" by Gerald Davison or its 2013 reprinted edition with updates.

The frogs resemble a type of figurine decorated in imitation of Kutani and Imari-style motifs by porcelain-painting factories within and beyond the borders of China since the late 20th century. These are the first frogs I've noticed, with Nemuri-Neko sleeping cats being one of the more common products.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Subject:Re: Help with mark on frogs, URL link
Posted By: Jim Sat, Oct 19, 2013

Bill, once more, thank you very much, this was more than I had hoped for. Best wishes, Jim


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