Chinese Ceramics & Antiques Discussion

Antique Chinese Ceramics => Chinese Ceramics Discussion => Topic started by: ssbill on Aug 11, 2018, 14:05:20

Title: guangxu jars
Post by: ssbill on Aug 11, 2018, 14:05:20
Hello,
In your opinion, do these jars look like early 20th pieces?
Title: Re: guangxu jars
Post by: peterp on Aug 11, 2018, 15:39:35
The bottom looks as if it was republic period at least.
Title: Re: guangxu jars
Post by: ssbill on Aug 11, 2018, 20:53:18
Thank you peter, is it true the white just be more opaque and less translucid?
Title: Re: guangxu jars
Post by: peterp on Aug 11, 2018, 21:17:43
Never heard of this. Apart from the pristine looking glaze, the connection of the foot rim to the interior base does also not look like Qing.
Title: Re: guangxu jars
Post by: Stan on Aug 11, 2018, 23:55:57
The scrolling lotus design and decoration is the same as ones coming out of China now, even with the nice Guangxu mark, the Qing and republic would have a much nicer decoration, in my opinion.
Title: Re: guangxu jars
Post by: bokaba on Aug 16, 2018, 09:48:01
ssbill, I remember reading in a book, trying to remember the source, that so-called "snow" or bleach white glaze only existed starting in the Republic period (and briefly during part of the Yongzheng reign).