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I do not believe my 11" bowl is particularly valuable. The reason being is that the bottom of the piece has no marking and is unglazed. But after careful examination I found that the there is a black stamp. As you can see it is a bit smudged but it consists of a black circle with a horizontal crescent. There are some dotlike markings above it. I cannot find anything similar either in Chinese or Japanese pottery though I may have missed something very obvious. I would like to add another interesting factor I have just noticed. There is a marked difference between the flat red paint and the more vibrant an protruding blue, green and yellow ones. It also shows some sign of age.

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You're right about the bowl probably not being old. It depicts the Daoist Eight Immortals on the inside and dragons contending for the flaming pearl of wisdom on the outside. What you take to be a mark looks like it may be a flaming pearl, but the photo is too fuzzy to make out what if anything the black represents.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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