artsource
Sep 29 2008, 12:56 PM
Click to view attachment I would very much appreciate any help offered in translating or offering information about this mark, found on the bottom of a Chinese shallow bowl. Thank you!
changsham
Sep 29 2008, 05:32 PM
Hi, the mark is on its side and should be turned to the right. I can read the last four characters. I think they say something like "Gong Si Zhen Pin". Translates as "Porcelain Company Treasure Made or Product" or similar. The first two characters are likely the factory name. I haven't seen this mark before. This will date to the mid 20th Century and likely made in Jingdezhen. Will be good if we can see the whole article. Maybe helpful for dating purposes.
artsource
Sep 29 2008, 06:54 PM
Click to view attachmentThank you very much - below is a picture of the bowl - it has the open "rice grain" pattern around the border. Sorry it is so small but that's all I could upload on the site.
changsham
Sep 30 2008, 01:49 AM
Hi, thanks for the photo. A bit hard to see much from it but this plate looks based on 18th century Imperial dragon designs. I would still go for a mid 20th century date.
artsource
Oct 1 2008, 07:03 AM
Thank you very much - I initially thought it was 20th century, but since it was marked it seemed worth pursuing.
Thanks again.
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