Hello,
I am looking to find out information about this Teapot and cups. i have been unable to decipher the marks on the teapot.
Im looking to find out any bit of information anyone knows about this teapot.
Thank you very much
front of teapot
bottom of cup
front of cups
Sorry, your post somehow got forgotten. Can you provide closeup pictures of the painted decoration, please. Also one of the mark.
Overall this is 20th century, but the closeup pictures help evaluate whether it is earlier or later.
Yes of course,
Teapot Marks
front of teapot
cups
Hi, with a close-up shot we hope to get high resolution of details like the painting strokes, etc. from near up; that could be a partial picture. The eyes and faces are usually especially important, but the painting strokes themselves give also some information.
The teapot mark says "Made by Zhang Rong-shun, in Jiangxi", which was an artisan from the early republic period. However, when comparing the signature with that of another, older looking item, it appears that the handwriting of the signature is different. Looks as if someone else wrote it. Therefore, it is possible that the pot is from later in the 20th century.
Does the cup bottom below belong to the cup above? If not, an image of the decoration would be required for evaluation. The mark says "Xiang Rui Qi Zhen", also an early republic porcelain painter mark.
The cup in the picture on top could be early republic.
Thank you very much!
I will try and take close up shots of the brush strokes as soon as possible.
Detailed Photographs of Teapot Subject
Details of Teacup 1, front and back
Goes with pervious Bottom cup mark
Cup 2
front and back
I do not think that this is Guangxu period or early republic because of the way the face is out lined in black, the earlier faces would be outlined in red or brown, I think this is republic period 1912 to 1949 in my opinion, Im just going by the painting method, I am interested in what Peter says about the writing, that to could narrow the time created, especially it there is a cyclical date.
Basically I would think painting style, colors and the eyes and hairdo of the ladies would fit about 1920s to 30s. However, as mentioned earlier the writing style of the signature on the pot does not correspond with that on a clearly older item. (With older I mean that the decoration shows clear usage and age signs.) The cup is in a similar condition as the teapot.
I own both old and new items with this type of decoration and I must say that its quality resembles more the newer one. The black characters are also look more gray/abraded on the older items. Therefore, I would assume that these are items made in the second half of the 20th century.
So mid 20th century, thanks Peter.
Thank you !
One last question, does this painting style/ type of design have a name or classification?
just wondering if it is considered to be Five colour porcelain or famille Rose?
Famille rose.
Just wondering, since the teapot says "Made by Zhang Rong-shun, in Jiangxi", while the cup says "Xiang Rui Qi Zhen", would cups be made by one person and the teapot another?
I am just trying to figure out if the cups and teapot came together in a set, or if the cups were purchased separately to visually match the teapot.
It looks like they were matched, not a made together, the marks on the bottom are deferent, on sets made for each other you would have the same marks, or the cups would not have been marked, I have seen sets like that, where the tea pot would be marked and the cups unmarked but the decoration would be the same on each, it does not look like your cups decoration matches the tea pot decoration.
thank you!