Does anyone recognise this symbol

Hello .
I have these two Chinese boxes .
They are beautiful .
One has a red mark on the bottom .
The oval shaped one has a blue mark.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you .
See attached photos .

 

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where did u get them

 

Do you actually have them in hand or waiting for them to be shipped?

 

Need more info about how and when you acquired them. And please, as was suggested, edit or repost and be certain to click on full image.

 

The images are too small for me to be able to make the marks out, but these are modern Chinese trinkets made to look old. You can buy similar ones new today.

 

Hello. Hope that's better.
Sorry about the size of photos .

 

I agree. The backstamp appears to be from 20th century. Qianlong copy?

 

So you think copy's ??

 

They have pictures inside them .

 

Red marks is Qianlong, blue one is obscured, but they look like modern decorative items, possibly of Tibetan origin. Maybe even as new as the 21st century.

 

Wow. That's amazing .
Thank you. I really thought they was very old pieces. Thank you so much , very helpful.

 

I have seen a few examples of what you have online, and they may be vintage but, in all likelihood, not old. Throughout the 20th century the Chinese would stamp their porcelain with marks nearly identical to those of early dynasties. If you are interested there are websites that show marks, from 20th to the 14th century.

 

They still do it today, brand new items from Jingdezhen can come with marks from all periods of Chinese history. There are also many quality fakes around which are made as deliberate forgeries. These are just decorative pieces though. I was reading a journal recently that suggested 98% of 'antique' Chinese porcelain in the Western art markets is fake, wouldn't be surprised if that was right given the state of what is on online marketplaces and even real world auctions recently.

 

Than you very much for all your help.
As always some very knowledgable and helpful members.
Much appreciated .

 

As the others said, they are modern items, not replicas or copies. Just a bit of fun.

Not made in Tibet though. The ceramics and the symbols on the metal mounts of these ceramics are all purely Chinese.
Many sellers call Chinese silvertone metal 'Tibetan silver', which is how 'Tibetan' came to be a meaningless term when referring to recently made items. A real pity, because true Tibetan art is beautiful and precious.

Also, there is still a mystique surrounding the name Tibet. It sells, so it is used. An important thing to remember is that the native Tibetan population of Tibet is quite small. By logic there is no way they could have made all the trinket boxes, jewellery, snuff bottles etc that are attributed to Tibetans nowadays.