Chinese Ceramics & Antiques Discussion

Antique Chinese Ceramics => Chinese Ceramics Discussion => Topic started by: Qst42know on Sep 28, 2015, 00:35:32

Title: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 28, 2015, 00:35:32
These seem common in the blossom pattern.

What features reveal the age?
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Stan on Sep 28, 2015, 04:41:11
You can't just look at the bottom and expect to know the age, you need to show the whole vase, design, is the top unglazed, is there any rust spots, what does the inside look like, all these are needed to tell age.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: peterp on Sep 28, 2015, 08:09:52
Please be specific what you are hinting at with "these".
Stan is right, we have to look at the whole item for dating, even if the bottom may be the most revealing one.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 29, 2015, 10:11:07
Sorry I got delivery failed messages and did not know any posted.

I'll need to retake the photos.

Chris
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:37:18
Dry top rim.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:38:52
Cylindrical lid.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:41:15
Branches down.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:42:21
And branches up.
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Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:44:36
Inside lid.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 08:48:01
It is  9" tall without the lid.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Stan on Sep 30, 2015, 08:55:35
Nice Jar, its good you have the original lid, that makes it twice as valuable as the ones without the lid and with the unglazed top I believe it would be late 18th to early 19th century.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: peterp on Sep 30, 2015, 09:19:47
Do you realize that many of the petals look exactly the same, as if the same pattern was transferred again and again?
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 09:48:40
It is eaiser to find a skilled painter than a freehand artist.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 09:51:24
Even to the lid.
Title: Re: Blossom Jar
Post by: Qst42know on Sep 30, 2015, 09:53:49
Good eye the blossoms repeat. The measurements match one to the next.