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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 96194, member: 44&quot;]As af said as a general rule, Chinese reign marks are usually fake or called honorary marks. This mark is saying Qianlong dynasty, but probably dates from the mid 1960s. Do compare your markings to some on the following page. This type of Chinese mark is a hand drawn script seal as oppsed to handwritten.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down the page to the section:</p><p>&quot;Qianlong Nian Zhi, Da Qing - Qianlong Period Make, Great Qing Dynasty&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The general description of this section:</p><p>&quot;These six character marks follow the traditional way of drawing seal marks in archaic seal script, <i>zhuanshu</i>, from the Qianlong period 1736-1795. The manner is a <i>drawing</i> more like an engraving rather than actual <i>hand writing</i>. None of the following marks are of the Qianlong period despite that they say so. See comments next to each individual mark for an approximate date.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Specifically look at #s: 247, 602, &amp; 373. 247 says</p><p>&quot;247. Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi &quot;Great Qing Qianlong Period Make&quot;. Tentative period 1950-75.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>#282, 184, and 513 are of the other marks that are done in normal script, hand written, as oppose to the seal script that are drawings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll a good half way down the page,</p><p><a href="http://gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Do wait for others more knowledgable in oriental ceramic to chime in.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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