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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phaik Hooi, post: 294866, member: 5831&quot;]more bottom photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>i could not see any difference between the 2 spittoon bottoms. both are glazed on the bottom inside but glaze not extending the edge. the edge is rough ceramic. i thought maybe one of them (spittoon #1) could have an undercut bottom but it is so slight that i conclude that it is just a low quality production of a qing spittoon. however, i believe it was made in the late qing period. the other is probably early-mid 20th? couldn&#039;t find when they stopped making spittoons.</p><p><br /></p><p>today i took pictures of the drum stool bottoms and they are very different indeed. all are not glazed but stool #3 has a &quot;smoother&quot; finish. both stool #1 and #2 have different bottom style, but they have the same internal support beams. the support beams probably mean they are new productions. they are definitely much lighter than stool #3 which does not have the support beams on the inside. the bottom opening of stool #3 is the largest. age-wise, would i be correct in saying, stool #3 oldest, stool #1 and #2 about the same time? still unsure of period cos not a bottoms expert <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p>this last photo is of the mark on stool #1. the left bottom character is inverted. made to look like qianlong period mark, i.e. fake <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]95826[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]95827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]95828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]95829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]95830[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]95831[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]95832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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