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need some help in identifying this six character hallmark on this antique piece of export porcelain. much appreciated.

What you really need is a warning to stay away from this transfer decorated piece of Chinese fakery, which looks from the scrap of decoration I can see apparently to be a bowl with a Western "Hunting" motif, which is among a slew of forged pottery pieces currently being flogged under this mark dishonestly as antique by Chinese and some Japanese internet dealers.

I was going to ask you to show the whole thing, but I'll forgive you the omission if it'll save you from buying this thing. The fake mark says "Made at Canton during the Wuchen Year" "Yangcheng Wu Chen Nian Zhi" (羊城戊辰年製). Here are some earlier threads about stuff with the same mark.

http://asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=86017

http://asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=86191

Best regards,

Bill H.

thank-you bill h for your knowledge and expertise- could you please let me know about the 18 inch charger plate with the four character hallmark i posted on december 13- much appreciated.

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