Geo Posted January 21, 2019 at 09:05 PM Report Posted January 21, 2019 at 09:05 PM Hello All, I have three Chinese snuff bottle. One has a seal mark and the other two are signed by the artists. Can someone please let me know what dynasty the seal mark is from and also what are the names of the artists on the other two bottles? Thank you very much for your help! George Quote
Publius Posted January 22, 2019 at 02:02 AM Report Posted January 22, 2019 at 02:02 AM 己亥 1899 馬紹先 Ma Shaoxian 壬辰 1892 ？(illegible) 周樂元 Zhou Leyuan 乾隆年製 Made during the reign of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795) 1 Quote
889 Posted January 22, 2019 at 02:47 AM Report Posted January 22, 2019 at 02:47 AM Note that those are 60-year cyclical dates, so if the dating is accurate it could be any multiple of 60 years forwards (or backwards, theoretically). As well, anything you bought recently on the market with a Qianlong stamp is most likely recent manufacture, inconceivably actually dating to Qianlong era. Just look at the sloppy handiwork. Beyond belief this would have graced the imperial presence. But no photo, so what more can we say? Quote
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