Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries

I inherited this teapot, but I don't know it's age or if it has any value. It's about 5 inches tall. Can anyone help with identifying the mark or telling me anything about it? Thank you!

The mark reads down and across from the top right in three stacks as "Made by Jihong Chang of Jing(de)zhen" (景镇集洪昌造 - Jing Zhen Ji-hong Chang Zao). I found one Chinese language website (link) where a dish (not shown) having the same mark was discussed, with one respondent opining that it was a Republic of China era product. Opinions of value were offered as well, but since they were given in inconvertible currency, there is little to be gained in citing them here I would think.

I've translated the mark as containing a person's name, though the name could be that of a factory with a literal meaning of 'Gathering Flood of Prosperity". Perhaps further research will clarify which is correct.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :Jing Zhen Jihong Chang Zao Mark

Wow - thank you so much for the insight Bill - I never would have been able to even come close to translating that! I checked the link, but everything is written in Chinese, so I can't understand any of it. I'll try to run a Google search on the name. I am sorry to say that I have no knowledge of Asian art. Am I correct in surmising that the Republic of China means it is 20th century? I am more familiar with European and New England antiques, so this is all very new to me. Thank you again!

The Republic of China existed on the Mainland from 1912-1949, when the Nationalists moved its government to Taipei, on Taiwan, and the People's Republic was declared on the Mainland.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Thanks again Bill. It's interesting to know the name of the artist, and the region and time frame the teapot was made in. It's certainly a great starting point and has sparked a desire to learn more about Asian art!

Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |