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Posted 9 years ago
aehudsons
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This wonderful antique Chinese brush waterer measures 3" in height. There are two different images carved into the sides. It is signed on the bottom. Although I cannot translate. It looks like perhaps a monk or wise man on each side.
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There are no references for marks on ivory (that I know of) as there are for porcelain. However, your mark has some of the characteristics of a Chenghua (1465 to 1487) reign mark in the Ming dynasty. The piece, while obviously antique, could be later as the use of the mark has carried into the last century. Use the link and scroll down to Chenghua, then to marks 257 and 611. That's a very nice carving.
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/brownetched.shtml
Thank you. I will research. Very much appreciated.
Val, how did you know this was ivory? Thought if something was spotted it was bone?
kyratango, where is your eagle eye that can spot a mouse at a mile's distance? lol ;)
Hi Katherine, in the photo of the base with the marks there are Schereger lines in the quarter from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock. I downloaded the image and enhanced. There may be more elsewhere, but that's the area I examined.
Ah yes, I see. I was looking at the third picture with all the spotty bits and concluded it was bone. Nothing like the expert eye! :)
Hi RG, I think you have it, but the other three photos are too out of focus for any enlargement to allow for confirmation. However, the rough inside in photo three makes a good case for bone.
Yes, that combination does explain everything, if true. :)
Thank you for all the feedback.
well i am in trouble here because wexval is the best expert , so you better stick to him
i agree about the mark, actually the mark is excellent , but actually i don,t think that,s DES PUDELS KERN
the question is , is this the19 century chengua revival hype , and i am certainly not an expert , but i think it is
normally they will chicken feed, this quality is far better, this will run , IMO it is ox-bone , but i am not certain , but i worked my ass off , so congrats, well done