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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 9610409, member: 360&quot;]I don&#039;t usually venture into the realm of porcelain and glassware, but this piece just sang to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468017[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468018[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468019[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468020[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468021[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this from a local dealer of Asian antiquities. He&#039;s been doing this for years, and has sold all kinds of Chinese and other Oriental antiques - mostly porcelain and glassware, but also other Asiatic-related things. He&#039;s well-known locally, and I&#039;ve seen him around at various antiques fairs and markets for years. So I felt pretty safe buying something from him.</p><p><br /></p><p>He said this bowl was from the era of Emperor Kangxi (1661 - 1722), which would make it 300+ years old, whichever way you slice it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s in amazing condition. No chips, cracks, dings, hairlines...there&#039;s minor wear to the base, and some light inconsistency with the paint and glaze, from just...300 years of being handled...but nothing that&#039;s seriously noticeable.</p><p><br /></p><p>All things considered, I paid about $100 for it. He originally wanted thousands, but the price kept dropping and dropping and dropping...after about 3-4 months, he finally gave in and sold it to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is - is this really 300 years old?? I&#039;m beginning to think it may be too good to be true.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have little doubt that it is very old...but three centuries? Even if it&#039;s only one century, I&#039;d still love it - I don&#039;t normally buy blue-and-white, but this one was just so detailed, I adored it - but the sheer length of age is making me wonder.</p><p><br /></p><p>In case it matters, the bowl measures 3in high by 7in across the top of the rim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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