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Subject:Re: Bowl identification request
Posted By: Madria Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Dear Helen,
Your script is indeed upside-down. But don't worry about it. Even auction companies get it wrong sometimes. And yes, it is written in Kanji (the Japanese term), or, in this case, more precisely, in Kaishu (Chinese), the term for the standard script. This is in contrast to seal script, generally known as zuanshu. It reads from right to left, top-down: Xuan de Nian zhi ("Xuande reign period made") The Xuande Emperor was the 5th emperor of the Ming Dynasty and ruled from 1426 to 1435. Your bowl is decorated with cartushes displaying the "hundred antiques" motif, which is a fairly standard one for porcelain decoration (the targeted audience was often scholars) on ice-glazed (washed) ground. The Xuande reign mark is applied very often, mostly apocryphal, meaning later and not of the period. After giving the bowl some consideration, I believe yours is apocryphal as well (as most of them you can pick up on the market are) and done later. As of now, I tend towards the course of the 19th century. Xuande originals mostly had to be up to very high standards, which your bowl does not meet. It is a very nice piece, though, and worth holding on to.
I hope this can help you get on your feet for further research. Feel free to post updates on your findings. With kind regards
Madria
URL Title :Further Reading on Hundred Antiques
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