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Posted 8 months ago
Budek
(155 items)
Hello,
I've seen some wonderful things being listed and have missed being out of the loop.
I had a chance to go out buying yesterday and thought I'd list one of the pieces I purchased.
It's large, looks like porcelain?, has a beautiful satin outer glaze and shiny interior glaze. I think it may have some age, and the signature looks hand painted, but I'm not sure it's old.
I was hoping that someone on here might be able to identify the signature.
Any guesses?
Big Thank You!
Tony.
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very beautiful Budek:) love the color and the form:)
Dear Bellin, Thank You for the kind comment.
The color is unusual, beautiful, and I also like the shape.
and Thank You! Mustang Tony
your very very very welcome Budek:) nice to see ya:)
Hi Budek!
Nice vase!
Genuine or not that is the question?
It purports to be Kangxi.
This is called a Kaishu mark. It has six characters.
Six character marks are read from right, top to bottom and then to the row on left:
4th. 1st.
5th. 2nd.
6th. 3rd
The first character is 'Da' Great
The second is the name of the dynasty "Qing"
The next two characters are the name of the ruling emperor
The third Kang
Next row
The fourth Xi
The fifth - Nian - Period
The sixth - Zhi - Make
So it is a mark of the emperor Kangxi (1662-1722).
http://gotheborg.com/marks/index_marks.
That will get us started, I think!
Thanks Kevin,
You echoed my own concerns, questioning whether or not it is a genuine old piece.
Examining it I notice the rounded foot, an aged appearance to the exposed porcelain, and the proper mark, hand-painted.
It has an outer satin/eggshell glaze, a shiny glaze at the top of the throat, and a still different glaze on the interior,( looks a bit coarser, but still with some shine )
The shape doesn't ring old or antique to me, and the warm olive color makes me wonder,( when I first spied it I thought it might be mid century ).....but anything's possible
You sent lots of great information that I've been combing through, boy is it fun!
Thanks from the bottom of my heart,
Tony.
Thank You for the love, Vet, Brat, and Scandi!
You're welcome Budek, enjoy the research and give us updates!