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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 567502, member: 2844&quot;]It is a gorgeous bowl, but the thing with Chinese porcelain is that designs were and are copied. </p><p>One thing to check is the colours. Are they exactly the same shade of white, yellow, green, etc as the examples you find online? In this case it is difficult to see for us, but a bit easier for you, since you have it there with you. </p><p>To me the Higgins one has that gorgeous iron red, more like rust than the red of your roosters. The other colours also look different, the Higgins bowl more in keeping with the old, natural colour sources. Do you see the same difference with your bowl &#039;in real life&#039;? In that case your bowl is from a different period, more recent.</p><p>There was a more distinct colour difference in the recent Qianlong bowl thread with the Sotheby&#039;s bowl btw, but again, it is difficult to see if you&#039;re not holding it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you checked for dots yet? Many pieces are part transfer, part hand painted, which makes them seem completely hand painted. A loupe is a great friend in those cases. Check every part of the bowl.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any of the above, really. I am not in the US, but I thought the McKinley Act required the piece to be marked with its origin, not a paper label?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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