Chinese Porcelain Marks Ming

Reign marks are usually four or six characters in length and can be found on the base or the side of an item.

Chinese porcelain marks ming. Japanese and chinese porcelain marks chinese pottery and porcelain chinese imari export porcelain chinese porcelain chinese famille rose famille verte and rose medallion porcelain and an active collector forum. Marks are helpful but as a general rule the last thing you should trust while trying to establishing a date on a particular piece of chinese porcelain. He was the second emperor of the qing dynasty to rule over all of china. Email ask a question service.

It lists around 1 800 marks including all the major ming 1368 1644 and qing 1644 1911 dynasty imperial reign marks in addition to the many studio marks hall marks and myriad miscellaneous. This is normally the first character in most ming 1368 1644 or qing dynasty 1644 1911 marks. The kangxi emperors name was xuanye aixin jueluo or hiowan yei aisin gioro in manchu he was born may 4 1654 as the son of the late emperor shunzhi who died in his early twenties and his mother the 14 year old imperial consort tong a concubine from the tongiya clan 1640 1663. The most comprehensive reference book on chinese reign marks is gerald davison s the handbook of marks on chinese ceramics first published in 1994.

This is very easy to memorize and then you will always know which way is up. Earlier than that porcelain did not have reign marks. Reign marks can be found on chinese ceramics mainly from the early ming dynasty 15 th century through to the qing dynasty 1644. See ming wilson rare marks on chinese ceramics london 1998 cat.

Apocryphal marks are frequently encountered on chinese porcelain particularly on kangxi blue and white porcelain the mark of the ming emperor chenghua who reigned from 1465 to 1487 being by far the most common other ming marks include jiajing 1522 1566 and less frequently wanli 1573 1620. Marks listed below are from antiques that are about 80 years old or older. That means from approximately 1930 or earlier. Chinese porcelain reign marks identification.

8 where a yellow glazed bowl with cranes bearing this mark is illustrated from the collection of the victoria and albert museum london. Marks on vintage and contemporary porcelain items are not included. This selection of marks below contains mainly chinese porcelain marks of the ming and qing dynasties and a few republic period antique marks. Reign marks can play a pivotal role in helping to identify the period in which chinese artefacts were created.

Character 2 tells us the dynasty as ming or qing. Expert help and more than 2 500 pages with free information for collectors of antique chinese and japanese porcelain.