#TAIWAN PORCELAIN MARKS HOW TO#

Tongzhi Nian Zhi, Da Qing (1862-74) For all practical purposes I have decided to think of all hand written Tongzhi marks as of the period and those who are stamped, as later and usually of the Guangxu period. Kohshunohsai(Kinbon pot)owned by Chu Shuiming, also owns Shunzaido The mark is similar to mark 107 but the general looks seems to suggest Macau decorated porcelain from third quarter of the 20th century.

#TAIWAN PORCELAIN MARKS HOW TO#

Reportedly a Chinese Mazan, note Chinese mark How to Get to Yingge, Taiwan and the Yingge Ceramics Museum. Choushun(very old kiln Contemporary Mark).Unlabeled marks are contemporary from unknown kilns or regions, usually production pots. vertical 2 character marks are read top to bottom, horizontal 3 character box stamps right to left, horizontal 2 character non box stamps left to right, ect.) Reading artist marks: this order of operations always holds true as long as the mark is in the same form(i. Chinese kilns, when that knowledge is available, are identified by age, as: Note that Chinese kilns are identified with their Japanese pronunciations, they are pronounced entirely differently in Chinese. Special thanks go to Houston Sanders, whose generous donation to merge his database with mine has been invaluable in increasing how comprehensive and accurate they are. Special thanks also to SC Hwang, who has been of invaluable assistance with Chinese marks. Many thanks to my friend and fellow pottery expert Francisco Javier Gutierrez, who provided me with many marks I didn’t have and some I’d never seen before. I have enjoyed identifying others’ pots on forums, Facebook, and by email but it is best if we can all do it ourselves. I hope this is useful for all you bonsai enthusiasts and pottery collectors. There are over 1000 artist marks here, including the lions share of Antique Chinese and Tokoname kilns. These 3 galleries of Japanese, Chinese, and Tokoname Marks represent the sum total of my signature and chop database.

Taiwan porcelain marks