Chinese Ceramics & Antiques Discussion

Antique Chinese Ceramics => Chinese Ceramics Discussion => Topic started by: natrum on Feb 26, 2014, 00:02:54

Title: chinese blue juar
Post by: natrum on Feb 26, 2014, 00:02:54
Hello Everyone,
i'm new on this forum. I would like to ask some informations about my new jar. I've buy it on e-bay and I don't konw nothing about it. Someone could help me? Here are some photos.
Thank you very much.

Luigi
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: natrum on Feb 26, 2014, 00:09:39
Sorry i forgot:
Item's measurements:

Height: 30, 1 cm    Width / Diameter: 22, 3 cm        Depth: 22, 3 cm

Thank you
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: Stan on Feb 26, 2014, 02:29:25
Hi Natrum, your lidded jar looks modern to me the crackle glaze and the color of the porcelain has a tannish color which leads me to think that it is Japanese, the mark it self looks strange the lower left symbol means great, that would have been the first symbol used at the top left, I have never seen one like this, all in all I think it is a recently made item.
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: natrum on Feb 26, 2014, 04:45:30
Thank you very much Stan. Is that possible this is a fake Made in Europe? The mark is really strange.
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: Stan on Feb 26, 2014, 07:54:09
Hi Nastrum, It is possible, but unlikely if it was faked in Europe, I don't think they would have used a crackle glaze, that is typical for satsuma porcelain, that type of ware is still being made today, although the mark is kind of baffling, I have never seen one marked like that.
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: peterp on Feb 26, 2014, 08:38:56
Painting style not Chinese. Could be made in Indonesia or elsewhere in SE Asia. The mark shows that the writer had no idea of Chinese writing.
Title: Re: chinese blue juar
Post by: natrum on Feb 26, 2014, 19:24:43
I am very disappointed. I made a bad purchase. Thank you all for your kindness and competence.