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Subject:Identifying chop mark on brass bowl
Posted By: Lee Bachman Sun, Jul 30, 2017 IP: 2001:558:6040:3b:40a
I have a brass footed bowl that has a chop mark on bottom. I don't have any information about this. The only thing I know is that a chop mark is the family name. If anyone could enlighten me about any information about this bowl I would appreciate it greatly. Thank you for your time.





Subject:Re: Identifying chop mark on brass bowl
Posted By: mikeoz Mon, Jul 31, 2017
The picture is so small that it is impossible to say exactly what it says. However, I can see that there are six characters in the seal. The vast majority of incense burners like this carry a Da Ming Xuan De Nian Zhi (大明宣德年製）seal mark. This is an homage to the era and do not mean that the item is from the Ming dynasty period.

Incense burners like this are still being made with the mark.

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