Chinese Ceramic Box With Lid

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Bill Giles, Jul 31, 2023.

  1. Bill Giles

    Bill Giles Member

    I recently came into possession of a very heavy Chinese ceramic? box with a lid. The pattern is hand painted and appears to have some gilding. I have tried looking for the mark on Gotheburg without success. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks tn_Image-1.jpg tn_Image-2.jpg Image-5.jpg Image-3.jpg
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is fairly recent.
    Maybe try again this way up ;):

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  3. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    Rotate the box a quarter counter clockwise, or turn the little image upside down. It says Nian Zhi Qianlong. The examples on gotheborg all say Qianlong Nian Zhi, and I don't know why yours is backwards, so to speak.
     
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  4. Bill Giles

    Bill Giles Member

    Thanks for your reply and like yourself, I am baffled as to why the mark seems to back to front.
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The decoration is in a Japanese style. The Chinese do copy Japanese styles though, and there are also Japanese imitations of Chinese styles.
     
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  6. Bill Giles

    Bill Giles Member

    Thanks but for some reason it looks back to front
     
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    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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