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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 334141, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome to the forum Rdkd9979.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are different reasons for that, depending on what kind of art it is. Best to explain what the red mark is, so you get an idea.</p><p>The red mark is a seal. On porcelain it used to be a sign that the item was made during the reign of a certain emperor.</p><p>The seals of favourite imperial periods were and are often copied in later periods, sometimes as a tribute to a golden age, but sometimes with the intention to deceive. This is the absolute favourite, the Qianlong mark:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSNsMcc3jt_veF_8-g2STZJopw2WlCsqo3u7HlKYj2cO8-SN62y&amp;sp=a18e894133d1498493b0e3c01a1bd62e&amp;anticache=312553" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Emperor Qianlong was a great patron of the arts, Chinese art flourished during his reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seals on ceramics and other materials can also be the mark of a workshop. A bit like a label.</p><p><br /></p><p>Painters also use red seals. It is usually seen together with a signature of the artist in calligraphy. These are seals of the artist Xu Beihong (1895-1953):</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQouGr1BawFWZJyjz_hZeXTOMWR7NUQDSpcQo78RBd2XKllI-Wh&amp;sp=4732efced7be138b9c19fafffdd6ff2f&amp;anticache=468553" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Xu Beihong was known for combining Chinese and Western techniques. Most people have seen his work, the much copied paintings of galloping horses, for instance:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSrCFwou6CRnJQlYc1K3sVVW3YP_CsCht-XzcGkmRtQN2rIdyRvzw&amp;sp=198ec87f4b738c21703b24813414d39b&amp;anticache=662053" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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