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Subject:yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Wed, Aug 12, 2015 IP: 45.37.132.219 These marks are on the bottom of a pair of lamps that i spotted cleaning a house. I took out the cord, hardware, and plastic base, to show these marks. Also revealed was the rim with a meander pattern all around. I really love these things! Just want to know more about them. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Aug 13, 2015 I can assure you that most serious collectors in the forum are anxious to know more about your lamps too. Please post complete pictures of them. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: Alex Thu, Aug 13, 2015 I believe the mark is the one in the attached link. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Fri, Aug 14, 2015 Dayazhai it definitely is! Thank you. A whole new subset of chinese porcelain to explore. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Aug 16, 2015 The Dayazhai porcelains are said to have been related to Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday celebration in 1894. None of the examples shown in my best reference, the 1987 Weishaupt Collection catalog titled "From the Dragon's Treasure", have any borders like what is shown here. Through the haze in your image, the scepter-head design around the top rim appears to be sunken within a thick glaze. If this is not an optical illusion, then it is a characteristic of some late 20th century transfer-decorated wares from Macao and Hong Kong. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Tue, Aug 18, 2015 Here are much better photos. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: Michael O Wed, Aug 19, 2015 Dayazhai would have been written in Chinese from right to left as in 齋雅大 |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Thu, Aug 20, 2015 Indeed it is on one vase. Apparently the mirrored style was popular sometime Aaron's the Republic. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Fri, Aug 21, 2015 Which is of course *around* the Republic. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: snap Sat, Aug 22, 2015 Mirrored inscriptions on pair of vases have never been "popular style" in China. |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: ethan Tue, Dec 08, 2015 For the record and those interested in this style, these just sold for $1800 at auction: https://www.lelandlittle.com/auctions/74.3/184/ |
Subject:Re: yellow brush pot-- 4 character mark in red
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Dec 10, 2015 With regard snap’s comments, above, Tony Allen illustrates a yellow Dayazhai jar in his latest book, "Allen's Antique Chinese Porcelain - The Detection of Fakes". Its Dayazhai mark is written from left to right in the Western style, which he cites as evidence that it was part of a symmetrical pair (the other having its mark written from right to left). Characteristics of the glaze suggested to him a date of manufacture in the 1930's or 40's. |
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