BridgetownTreasures
Jr. Member
Hello! Total beginner here - I primarily collect rocks & minerals, but this piece was in my motherās estate and I just came across it. Her hand-written note says: āChing Dynasty Tung Che period 1862-1875ā
Her writing is difficult to make out, and the phonetic spellings donāt help - but Iām guessing āTung Cheā might be Tongzhi since the dates roughly match the reign of Tongzhi.
It sure what this small dish is for. Too shallow for a finger bowl. Maybe a condiment bowl? It is roughly 3āx2ā
The bottom is worn so I canāt tell if there were previously markings there or not.
Thanks for any additional info!
Her writing is difficult to make out, and the phonetic spellings donāt help - but Iām guessing āTung Cheā might be Tongzhi since the dates roughly match the reign of Tongzhi.
It sure what this small dish is for. Too shallow for a finger bowl. Maybe a condiment bowl? It is roughly 3āx2ā
The bottom is worn so I canāt tell if there were previously markings there or not.
Thanks for any additional info!