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Title: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: johnno42000 on Nov 12, 2017, 22:00:22

Number 2

A larger pot. This had been made into a lamp but I have managed to take the metal part out without damaging the pot.

Title: Re: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: johnno42000 on Nov 15, 2017, 02:13:20

Does anyone know what the mark on the base is?

Title: Re: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: peterp on Nov 15, 2017, 07:36:19

19th century, I think.

Title: Re: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: johnno42000 on Nov 18, 2017, 21:12:12

Hi Peter, many thanks. Does the mark actually mean anything?

Title: Re: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: peterp on Nov 18, 2017, 22:18:31

It means 'middle, center', is also the first character for China. Could also mean the size, but a single character is not telling anything, really.

Title: Re: No.2 - Cries for Help
Post by: johnno42000 on Nov 18, 2017, 22:45:45

Thanks for the information. I can barely read English let alone Chinese :-)

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