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Subject:Re: Chinese mark
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Apr 14, 2016
I believe this may be a porcelain inkstone with built in reservoir, possibly having originally had a cover. The mark reads down and across from the top right as "慎德堂博古製 - Shen de Tang Bo Gu Zhi - Made in the antique style for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue". This mark begs the question of when the piece itself was made, as the Summer Palace, site of the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue, was destroyed by Anglo-French forces in the 1860 Opium War, then razed again in 1900 by foreign allies responding to the Boxer Rebellion. In my opinion, the piece probably dates to the 3rd quarter of the 20th century, based on the rusty biscuit of its top surface, which suggests firing in a gas-burning kiln. The foot rim probably has been reduced and darkened artificially to suggest age, another sign in common with other faux antiques I've seen of the early PRC period.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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Chinese mark 
( China & Japan ) - Irina Milyukova - Apr 13, 2016 (04:14 PM) 
