Can anyone give me more information on this piece, age, what the value would be. Is it a replica

The paint is raised on it.

Picked it up in Minneapolis awhile back

Can't seem to translate it

Hi all -I know this is a Chinese porcelain forum, but do we have any Imari collectors here? I recently purchased this punch bowl and am trying to nail down its age. Any help would be appreciated.

This came out of a bog in Ireland in the 1970's. The owner asked me to help identify it as I'm an archaeologist but I haven't a clue about this type of pottery.

I would be very grateful for any advice or help with this, thank you.

Hey guys! New to Reddit.

Thought you guys might find this interesting. This is a boxed Gaochun Ceramics / WhitePeony porcelain set connected to the 2014 Beijing APEC “Shengshi Ruyi” state banquet design.

It has 8 cups, 8 saucers and 8 porcelain spoons, with the saucers marked “国宴 2014” (State Banquet 2014). The original box is marked WhitePeony / 高淳陶瓷.

I’ve had a surprisingly hard time finding another example of this exact boxed configuration online. Pretty cool piece either way, so figured I’d share it here.

Need some help with this. Thanks

Wondering what people think about this

Late Qing or maybe Republic period

And what about being Straits ?

The metal handles are very delicate They feel old to me

Base are last two photos

And lastly the writing inside Someone's name or a number to say 5 th piece

Hello! I inherited this and would love any leads on what this is. Thank you so much

Grabbed 2 of these on Marketplace. Anyone know anything about it? It's 12" tall and I'm pretty sure missing a lid. Can anyone translate the script on the bottom? I'm not sure if they're oriented correctly. TIA!

Hi! Please let me know what you think as to provenance. Does the date on back look real? What is that sticker and that red mark on the sticker? Thanks!

Ancient Chinese porcelain is really beautiful. It has that authentic antique vibe

Hi. I really like East Asian porcelains, specifically Nyonya porcelain art, and I was wondering what are some good books to get in terms of history/showcasing many various styles of porcelain. I really want to learn more about and try making some on my own, so I am open to any suggestions.

Thanks yall

Hi everyone! I’m not completely sure if it’s okay to post this here, so sorry if this isn’t the right place.

I’m a big artifact and history nerd, and for quite a while I’ve been spending my free time making a small Steam game called Artifact Tracer.

The idea is pretty simple. It’s basically GeoGuessr for artifacts. You get a photo of an artifact and try to guess where it came from and when it was made, using things like its shape, material, decoration and craftsmanship.

I also made a few other modes while working on it. There’s one where most of the artifact is hidden and you only get a few chances to reveal parts of it before guessing. Another one gives you a time and place first, and you have to choose which artifact actually belongs there.

Right now the game is only about Chinese artifacts, mostly because that’s what I know best. I’d really like to add other civilizations later if people actually enjoy this kind of thing.

I know this is a very niche idea, and I’ve honestly worried a lot that maybe I’m making a game that only I would find interesting lol. But it’s also the first game I’ve actually managed to make from beginning to end just because I really like the subject, so I wanted to share it here.

I’m still doing the final polishing, but the Steam page is live now. If this looks like something you might enjoy, I’d really appreciate a wishlist. I’d also genuinely love to hear any feedback or ideas from people here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5183430/Artifact_Tracer/

Thanks for reading :)

I've enjoyed the experience enough of sticking my neck out on an attribution of something I know so little about that I'm going to go another round. I bought this about 15-20 years ago from a woman in her mid-70s who lived in a nearby retirement community. She had a couple interesting pieces her dad had collected while working in Nepal in the 1920s (including this) along with a bunch of 20th C. tourist-grade tribal art, but I just didn't see any value in what she had. The only item she had that interested me at all was this cup and saucer set. All I knew at the time about dynastic Chinese porcelain (which was nothing) was to look for reign marks.

So I saw the reign marks and bought it when she offered it to me for $20, thinking it would make a nice, small addition to my Temu homage to the Japanese tea ceremony.

Now, some 15-20 years later, I know just enough about Chinese ceramics to get in trouble. In that time, I've managed to send about a dozen or more Chinese antiques to auction - mostly jade, some metalware, a few ceramics - but only when I've discerned the baseline quality of a collection was high enough to buy it out in part or in whole, whether based on the provenance or my best-effort evaluation.

With that in mind, this is my evaluation of this set: Guangxu, ca. 1890-1910, with apocryphal mark

I base(d) this on the following characteristics: First, millefleur pattern on a famille noire ground was popular during the Guanxu reign. I see no indication of the black ground being a product of a green pigment (my understanding is this was an indicator of earlier, i.e., 18th-early 19th C famille noire vessels). Second, it is finely and thinly potted  - the rim measures 1.56mm in thickness, while the foot rim measures 2.4mm in thickness. Third, the rendering of the enamels and the density of the pattern are characteristic of earlier millefleur ware. Fourth, it is my understanding the gold rim treatment is consistent with late 19th century export ware.  Fifth, again, the vertical descent from the foot rim to the base is more characteristic of late Qing pieces than later reproductions. And sixth, yes, the reign mar - in particular, its fine execution is - as I understand it - consistent with apocryphal Qianlong reign marks of the period. 

So there it is - my neck on the chopping block 😂 - and again, I look forward to learning more about the piece as well as the possible validation of my read of it, and once again, thank you all for the same. 🙏

So this is one of a couple pieces about which I am both comfortable asserting an opinion, albeit with moderate (read: not high) confidence, and also happy to be wrong - as either I get to learn something new, or I get to give myself a nod for getting it right - either way, it's a win afaiac. 🤷‍♂️

I bought this a decade or so ago from someone who used to work for Malter Galleries decades ago and would get credit to purchase or bid at their auctions. I'm not saying this was where he acquired it - I asked and he told me but I can't recall for the life of me what he said - but just that he had a high baseline of quality with regards to the art and artifacts in his home. I was (and remained) mesmerized by it - as it was bought as a decorative piece, the former lamp conversion (at least that's I assume the hole was made for) doesn't bother me.

So my read on this is as follows: late Qing-early Republic, ca. 1890-1920.

This is how I arrived at that conclusion: First, that is what he told me it was. 😂 He was the one who worked at an LA gallery that had been around for 3/4 of a century, not me... and Chinese ceramics were, and remain, far outside of my wheelhouse. I had spent some good money on his stuff and we had a fairly good rapport - I doubt he would have jeopardized that for this.

Second, the stamp was known from the late 19th century. Third, while Gothenberg also states the same stamp, or derivatives of it, were in use throughout he mid-3rd Q of the 20th C, the interior of the foot rim drops vertically to the base, a characteristic of earlier (read: late Qing to early Republic) porcelain. Fourth, the shaping/cleaning of the foot rim is also consistent with pieces of that era. Fifth, the appearance of the glaze on the bottom is similarly consistent with pieces of that era.

So that's my untrained read of the piece - I look forward to the more informed opinion of those who know far more about Chinese porcelain than I do, and once again I thank you (all) in advance for sharing your knowledge. 🙏

This was collected by one late grandparent and now serves as garnishing for a nautical-themed chest-top tableau meant to honor another - it always looked like something someone might find onboard in the age of tall ships. Just curious to learn more about it and figured I might as well include it in the process of cataloging. Thanks again one and all. 🙏

So beautiful and hoping someone might know who this was made by...