One of these was You Chang Zi Modern mark, after Small vase, coral red enamels with stamped gilt decoration. Stamped mark, probably Guangxu period or slightly thereafter. There has been a lot of confusion about this mark however some pieces with this mark have been found with a sticker saying "Made in China".

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Mark: " WL " On plain white porcelain, added to the base is the text warning about not suitable for food plus a sticker saying "Made in China". Porcelain figures of dogs. Decorated in underglaze blue. Date: Modern, probably second half of 20th century. Porcelain box decorated with Masonic emblems. Calligraphy written from left to right in the modern way. Writing from left to right in a single line along with the general use of European-American grammar structure occurs after the mids in mainland China alone.

The foot has a hole for hanging. Second half 20th century. The meaning is that the decoration is added in Hong Kong, which implies that the porcelain blanks could be either Chinese or Japanese. Date s to s. Xiezhu Zhuren zao According to legend the Yellow Emperor ordered his minister Ling Lun to make musical instruments with bamboo from the Xie Valley, and gradually the term 'xie bamboo' was used to refer to wind instruments such as the flute and the pipe.

Judging from the number of extant porcelains with this mark it is most unlikely that all the vessels were commissioned by one single person, thus Xiezhu Zhuren was probably the name of a private kiln. Most of its products are overglaze-decorated, and the mark is always written in overglaze iron red enamel, in seal script within a square.

A variant of this mark is the Xiezhu zao mark without the word 'master' , which is rarer. Mark Xiezhu Zhuren zao Made by the Master of Wind Music in seal script within a square is written in overglaze red on the base. Name Mark or Collector's Mark, first appeared in the Daoguang period which is the likely date for this mark.

Name Mark or Collector's Mark, first appeared in the Daoguang period. Likely date for this mark is mid 20th century. It occurs on porcelain figures in 18thth century style, elaborate vases with applied decoration and plates.

Marks appear handwritten and stamped. The handwritten mark is found on plate that I feel is of a style developed in Guangzhou Canton in the s. The stamped marks appears to be later; s or even later, and on pieces in Macau or Hong Kong style enamels. Private Collector's or factory mark on porcelain figures in 18thth century style. Mid to late 20th century. Guangzhou Canton or Hong Kong style late enamels- fencai.

Vase with applied decoration of flowers. Lidded jar with decoration of flowers. Probably Macao style late enamels - fencai. Mid to late 20th century, tentative date c. Guangzhou Canton or Hong Kong style late enamels, fencai. Mark: Yang Cheng. The picture is a pair of goats holding a vase. Possibly s. Myth legend tells of Guangzhou was founded by Five Immortals riding five rams, each ram planted a stalks of rice grain which symbolizes abundant of harvest or prosperity.

Tentative date around the s. Matching years for "Wu Chen" are , , , and so on. Yong [? China, mid 20th century. Mark: "Yong '? On the inside a sticker saying "Made in the Peoples Republic of China". Large fish bowl, decorated in traditional Rose Medallion style. Tentative date c. Underglaze blue hand painted seal mark. Mid 20th century, high quality. Red rubber stamped seal mark. This one I am very uncertain about since I have only got these pictures to look at.

The decoration as such on this vase could be Guangxu early 20th century but the vase and its mark looks at most a decade old to me. The enamels also seems from the picture to be similar to the ones used in Macau, in the s. Still, this mark is also included in the Macau section until further until we have seen more of this type and can date it with a greater amount of certainty.

Date latter part of 20th century. The two last characters Jian zhi means "Overseen and Produced Make ". These marks are all applied onto modern porcelain related to United Wilson of Hong Kong. The porcelain most likely dates to the second half of the 20th century. Crackled glaze. Mark: You Xian Ju Jianzhi. Stamped figure mark. Tentative date last quarter of the 20th century. Porcelain box with lid.

Porcelain service with enamel decoration. Decorative Armorial tureen with unknown initials. Base mark: You Xian Ju Jianzhi. Porcelain figure. Mark: You Xian Ju Zhi. Stamped mark. Probably related to United Wilson, Hong Kong. Modern mark, North Chinese porcelain factory, c. Modern mark, on modern Chinese porcelain spoon. Mark: Zhongguo Lingnan. Zhongguo - "China". Characters written from left to right suggesting a date from C.

Mark from a square flask with 4 landscapes by Wang Yeting , one of the "eight friends of Zhushan", dated It is unlikely that the date of the painting in this case matches the mark which should date to the mid s or later. Zhongguo Jingdezhen - China Jingdezhen. Mark from two gilt on coral ground dishes. Dated by Mr. Kung, porcelain merchant in Hong Kong, to the s. Similar dishes are still being made. Kung, porcelain merchant in Hong Kong, to , which seems like a large jump from the very similar above.

Porcelain vase made in "Jingdezhen" in to mark the Chinese cultural revolution, led by chairman Mao. I would prefer to date these marks as just "modern" and unlikely to be much older than the s. The first mark listed here is from a mug dated to which confirms the timeframe as the last quarter of the 20th century. Mark from a mug dated Lidded tea cup, c. Possibly modern mark c. In these marks the characters are written in the traditional old fashioned way meaning from top to bottom, from right to left.

This is the traditional way of writing despite that the name of China has been chosen for the mark which suggests to me a period for this mark, to between the establishing of the Peoples Republic of China in and the Cultural Revolution in The vase is a Chinese copy of Japanese Satsuma style moriage.

Tentative date Probably Hong Kong c. This mark is unique so far in that the characters are drawn one by one inside a frame. The zhong character is drawn as a bow and arrow. The decoration on this bowl is printed in a horrible quality and surely dates to the Cultural Revolution period Mark: Made in China, Date c. Mark: Zhongguo Zhi Zao - China made. This manner of writing dates on the whole to the period of the Cultural Revolution, meaning from around the late s and later.

Zhongguo Zhi Zao , meaning 'China Make'. Contemporary, last quarter of the 20th century. Second half of the 20th century. In this mark "Zhi Zao" is used which would rather translate as make -something new, to produce something out of raw material- while the more common "Zhi Zuo" could be translated as the more profane manufacture. On Chinese "Satsuma" copy basically "new", possible period s In this mark "Zhi Zao" is used which would rather translate as make - something new, to produce something out of raw material- while the more common "Zhi Zuo" could be translated as the more profane manufacture.

In photo 2, left hand side within reserve, a date of '73 can be seen, likely to be Date: "Off the shelf" February The similarity to mark Mark: Zhongguo - China, c.

The use of alphabetic characters and numbers in the marks also seems to have started around this time. Long time porcelain merchant in Hong Kong, Mr. When asked if a factory could have more than one number, he also said that as far as he knew there were only one number for one factory. Now this doesn't match with reality since in long runs of the same pattern there seems to be different characters appearing at random.

They were simply put onto export wares to look nice. This really matches with the lack of system we have noticed so far and can possibly be true for the last decades, but was it so in the beginning?

The research continues. One possibility is that the marks did have an organizational importance in the beginning but that the marks after some time got garbled. Plate with mark: Zhongguo, Jingdezhen - China, Jingdezhen. Modern mark c. Flower pot with printed western export market Christmas decoration, date second half 20th century. Bowl with transfer printed decoration, date second half 20th century.

Mark: Zhongguo Chaozhou - "China Swatow" Plate with "mille fleure"-decoration. The area is North West of Guangdong area, previously better know as part of Swatow. Underglaze blue and white eggshell bowl acquired at a private street side shop stall in Jingdezhen Factory or brand name on modern Chinese porcelain. Xiang Shan Elephant Hill Brand.

Elephant Hill is a popular tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi Province. The "S. H" in green is likely the hanyu pinyin acronym of "Xin Hua". Last decades of the 20th C. Modern ware, late 20th century.

Modern, blue and white lidded tea bowl. Possibly late 20th C. Possibly late 19th C. Modern commercial replica of early 18th century blue and white porcelain acquired from China in Mark on blue and white spoon, possibly Originally common under Kangxi period but this stiff version is later, probably early 20th century.

Possibly early Republic c. Kangxi period, c. Made by Bo Gu - the name of the artist? Seal mark within single frame. Wax seal "jianding"-modern export permit. Uncertain date. Possible new. The bird is commonly known as a 'White headed Granny'. The caption says 'Prosperity unto the old age'. The flower is likely peony, which is the flower of prosperity in Chinese. A similar piece with identical caption is in Dated Porcelain section, mark , with a signed date of Tentative date of this dish: around Copper red vase bound in metal.

Unknown mark. Could possible be a combination of several Chinese character with the meanings of produce zhanpin , daily tian tian , and China zhong ware yao. Plate with transfer printed decoration in underglaze blue and white. Most likely year matching "Bing Shen" are The XXX is undecipherable. Tentative date is the s. Date c. Possibly Hong Kong decorated. Late 20th century, c. Artists name seal. Same as our 27 Click here to see large picture Xu Fu Xing Hao - "Xu" family or company.

Tentative date s or slightly later. Mark: "Hand Painted Porcelain". Tentative date: Mid 20th century. Zhou Jun Song artist name Zhi Made. Xuantong period. Large bowl. Square seal mark in archaic script within double frames.

Dove blue enamels that came about through the Da Ya Zhai porcelains "Grand Elegant Court" porcelain for the Empress Dowager Cixi that was developed during the end of the 19th century and much copied during the early 20th century.

Likely date Hair's oil jar. Dated Toilet table box. Decoration: 'Qilin delivering a son'. Compare dated mark Mark imitating a lacquer seal, with mythological animal Probably s Click here to see large picture. Kangxi style Artemisia leaf, c. Modern, c.

Gao Po , China. It is unclear though, in which way Gao Po is related to the porcelain. Decorated i a combination of mille fleur and famille noire. Modern porcelain figure. Signature of the Artist: " Tea set, eggshell porcelain, China, first quarter of the 20th century.

Click here to see large picture The Japanese marks section of Gotheborg. It was a kind gesture and I really appreciated that.

Of the many later contributors I would especially want to mention Albert Becker , Somerset, UK, who were the first to help with some translations and comments on the Japanese marks. His work was than greatly extended by Ms. Gloria S. Garaventa after which Mr. John Avery looked into and corrected some of the dates.

Most of the Satsuma marks were originally submitted by Ms. Michaela Russell , Brisbane, Australia. A warm thank you also goes to John R. Skeens , Florida, U. The most recent larger contribution was made by Lisa M. In and from then on my warm thank you goes to John Wocher and Howard Reed whose knowledge and interest has sparked a new life into this section and given reason for a new overhaul. Thank you again and thank you to all I have not mentioned here, for all help and interest in and contributions to our knowledge of the 20th century Japanese porcelain.

The Chinese marks section would not have been possibly without the dedicated help of Mr. Simon Ng, City University of Hong Kong whose translations and personal efforts in researching the origin and dates of the different marks is and has been an invaluable resource.

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For further studies Encyclopedia Britannica is recommended in preference to Wikipedia, that besides having an ideological bias and a number of erroneous Chinese characters, is used by the fake industry to promote porcelain pieces that are not of the period stated. See Glossary: Bleu de Hue for more information. Mark reads Nei Fu , can be translated as "Inner Court".

On Chinese "Bleu de Hue" porcelain, for the Vietnamese market. Mid 19th C. Late 19th C. Chinese "Bleu de Hue" porcelain, for the Vietnamese market. Specializing in modern interpretations of classical designs and glazes. Use electrical turning wheels and gas heated kilns for better control. All pieces correctly marked and signed. Late 20th century, post "Cultural Revolution".

Serving platter. Top side decoration rim, simple cloud design yunwen , m-shaped scrolls possible represents simplified bats same-sounding as the word ' fu '- good fortune or happiness. The characters in the four white panels read counter-clockwise from bottom left wanshou wujiang - boundless longevity. Barely visible among the fu -scrolls are two shou characters for 'longevity'. Modern, contemporary Chinese export porcelain, probably Decoration occurs on porcelain from Early Republic and onwards.

Earlier version are hand drawn. The traditional wisdom has it that between around until c. Stamp Act of Quite some uncomplicated research i. Some were marked and some not. It is also far from certain that the practice of marking porcelain with the word CHINA actually ended in the Some porcelain I have found in Singapore marked in such way, the dealers have been very adamant that it dated to the s.

My guess c. That was the main shop. There were other shops in Kowloon and New Territory. It was first owned by Mr. Li, who had been around longer than anyone could remember. In Mr. Li sold his business then located in Shan Wan, to Mr.

Fung, Mr. Young, Mr. Wong and Mr. Kung owner of the Wa Lee Co. It was then moved to Central, and ran there from to Mark: Chun Lung Sang. Possibly porcelain made in Japan, with thin, light, shallow foot rim. Entirely different from most HK decorated pieces.

Decorated in Hong Letter J In Roses 02 Kong and in person dated by porcelain merchant Mr. Kung, Hong Kong, to the s, while visiting his shop in Enhance your garden with our breathtaking rose bushes for sale and explore our long-lasting, disease-resistant roses. Shop By Bloom Color. View All. View Product. Sweet Rose of Mine Floribunda Rose. America Climbing Rose.

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