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possible ru

Posted By: goby
Posted Date: Sep 16, 2009 (09:02 AM)

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Hi Janice,

Your porcelain piece looks like a vase to me.

It has the following features consistent with ru wares
the sky blue color
the glaze covering the whole vase including the
base
the crackled appearance
the sesame seed on the base
the simple design
the glaze is not as good, though this may be
due to poor photograpy.

The two characters in the base read 'Fenghua'

Inscriptions in the base of ru ware are well
described. This is not the same as the poem
associated with the Emperor Qianlong. These
inscriptions refers to different places in the
Imperial Palace and parks around the Palace.
Fenghua refers to Fenghua Hall which is the
residence of the favourite concubine of Emperor
Gaozong. For more information on such inscriptions refer to an article by Regina Krahl at this site
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159433932

To see pictures of similar inscriptions go to these sites
http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/blogpic/442b213d0100a0dy/442b213dt52a96e7e05f6

http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/blogpic/442b213d0100a0dy/442b213dt5299ae136aec

Is this 'ru ware' authentic. I think so.
However, I would like to have the opinion of other
members.

Good luck

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