Chinese Porcelain Marks Identification

Look for one to three columns or rows of marks.

Chinese porcelain marks identification.

Reign marks were in common usage at the beginning of the ming dynasty 1368 1644 and. Understand how to read the marks on the base of most chinese porcelain. Marks on the porcelain antique chinese pottery and porcelain identification the final assessment is locating marks on the porcelain. Despite the bad reputation chinese porcelain marks have earned themselves for their inherit lack of authenticity chinese porcelain marks remain one of the best means we have to identify the period during which a certain piece was made.

Mark on modern chinese porcelain spoon. How to identify marks on chinese porcelain 1 reading chinese porcelain marks. The origin of reign marks. To read a reign mark it is important to understand how they are written.

Click here to see large picture. 2 understand to read the marks. Zhongguo xin hua meaning china new chemical factory. The s h in green is likely the hanyu pinyin acronym of xin hua.

Mark on modern chinese porcelain spoon. Experts in chinese antiques understand what different marks represent including the era they denote. 3 look for one. The writing of.

Identifying chinese porcelain involves more than just knowing the mark in order to decide age and manufacturer as many novices do believe. Last decades of the 20th c. If you find a piece with just one. Chinese porcelain reign marks identification making sense of chinese reign marks.