My little happy healthy Chinese? bowl .

[desertmoons]

This pretty bowl I picked up at a sale shop makes me happy when i look at it. I think it might be related to herbs and healing. I think those are roots like ginseng on the inside, and scrolls, maybe a bag to collect herbs in. Maybe it was used for healing soups!

Just thought it was neat.

 

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[capt-zero]

I don't recognise the mark, but it does look Chinese rather than Japanese. Here's a pretty good link to help find the mark.

Japanese porcelain marks

http://gotheborg.com/marks/index-china-marks.htm

 

[desertmoons]

Could not find the mark,,,and the bowl seems different than most famille with that black band and the decoration and richness of color. I broke down..and went to fiverr ..thats a place where people will do things for 5 bucks. I contacted a chinese translator he said he could translate it.. he said ". It is the name of the ancient Chinese company/shop who make the pot, like the brand name of modern products"

So i sent him the 5.00 bucks and awaiting the translation. I'll admit.. I'm getting a little excited.

 

[desertmoons]

Just an update. So the person at fiverr said he thought it might be an ancient factory mark. Now ancient just might mean old.

He translated the mark to: The Hall with Blessing & Good Fortune

Well after thinking it over and doing more research I still could not find anything like this and I just wanted to know more about it.

So I broke down and paid 10.00 for an online appraisal from one of the two major sites that do that. It would be worth it to satisfy my curiosity. The resumes on the porcelain appraisers sounded spot on and I figured it would just be a quick look but also that someone knowledgeable would recognize the symbols and be able to tell me what the bowl was used for etc.

Their verdict 19th century and worth 15 - 30 dollars. The symbols are Buddhist good luck symbols. And it sort of fits with back stamp translation. Great..now i knew. However on the backstamp (it is actually painted on) the appraisers said it was indecipherable. Yep..the experts could not decipher it though clear pics were sent.

Well that threw the entire appraisal in doubt in my mind. Or did the translator get it wrong.

Lol. Looks like it will continue to be a mystery bowl because I am not going to pay for a different appraisal.

 

[capt-zero]

I was once told by a person I considered knowlegeable on the subject, that to only buy Chinese porcelain that you like. The history of Chinese manufacture is a thousand year "tradition" of detailed copying of earlier pieces. In other words, it is not very likely that any given item is actually what it appears to be.