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Subject:Newbie to Chinese Porcelain
Posted By: Izo369 Wed, Jul 15, 2015 IP: 173.3.31.169

Hello, Looking to purchase my first piece, but am concerned about fakes. Would anyone like to offer advice or provide comments? Based on the little that I do know, this piece seems to be Qianlong (1736 - 1795. Wondering why on a 200-300 year old vase there is no glaze cracking, also the Seal Form looks a bit too clean/perfect. Can anyone translate?Many Thanks





Subject:Re: Newbie to Chinese Porcelain
Posted By: rat Thu, Jul 16, 2015

Congratulations, you've found a fake! From what I can see of the decoration, this seems to be an interesting and attractively decorated vase, but it's not a genuine Qianlong piece. The inscription (apparently a poem) is purportedly by Tang Ying, who oversaw porcelain production for part of the Qianlong reign. (Here's more on him: http://gotheborg.com/glossary/tangying.shtml)

Rather than starting out by purchasing objects and hoping they are genuine, I'd suggest doing a lot of reading and looking at pictures of authentic items to give you more familiarity with genuine objects. Ideally visit New York, London, or Hong Kong for the seasonal auctions by Christies and Sothebys and handle some of the objects yourself. The website linked above is also a good source of a lot of information on Chinese ceramics.

Ignore marks on the base and learn to identify genuine pieces on the basis of their form, paste, footrim, glaze, decorative style, etc. If you can do that you won't need even look at the base to see what you have.

Subject:Re: Newbie to Chinese Porcelain
Posted By: Dan Wed, Jul 22, 2015

Thank you for response, What has lead you to decide this is a fake?


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