Collecting Antique Chinese PorcelainThis site is an introduction to antique Chinese porcelain and ceramics, including some tips for collecting Chinese antiques in general. Establishing a collection of Chinese antiques requires not only knowledge specific to the antique, but it makes it also necessary to learn a lot of peripheral knowledge and the ability to recognize fakes. This is especially true with porcelain. There seems to be always much more to learn when it comes to antique Chinese porcelain.  Actually,
the better we understand the issues involved the more we realize how
much more knowledge antique porcelain made in China requires.Even expert collectors of Chinese ceramics are often only specialized on ceramics produced during a few dynasties. These pages shall provide tips and information to the beginning collector of antique Chinese porcelain. The site will also provide some information regarding the identification of Chinese characters found in antique porcelain marks. Authenticity problems associated with porcelain and pottery from China require the attention of both, the new and the experienced collector. Some light will be shed on Chinese commercial practices as compared to western purchasing attitudes, and why fakes are proliferating. First things first: Our definition follows to some extent customary practice here where we live: (1) An antique must show porcelain age signs. (2) It must originate either in the early republic, Qing or Ming dynasties, or earlier. The question is what is considered "early republic" period? We usually consider anything made after the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) during the 1910s or 20s as early republic, thus for us it ends 1930. Anything produced later is qualified as "vintage". This site is concerns itself with antique hand painted china porcelain. Printed porcelain or transferware is not included.  What is the difference between Porcelain and Pottery? Many people do not clearly understand the difference between porcelain and pottery. This is especially often the case in the land and language where porcelain first was produced. In Chinese often any type of glazed ceramics is called "porcelain". Click here to see a definition. For any unknown terms, please refer to the glossary of Chinese porcelain terms. |
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| Porcelain age signs Porcelain age signs indicative of the age of china porcelain and ceramics |
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| Kiln Firing Faults of
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| Ancient China Trade - Trade routes in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Europe's ancient China trade picked up during the 17th and 18th centuries when the demand for porcelain, silk, tea increased considerably |
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| Chinese Art and Craft Motifs Art and craft motifs used in Chinese porcelain decoration |
| Dated Porcelain Dated porcelain is mostly having its source in the later 19th century |
| Chinese Culture and the Role of the Chinese Calendar Chinese Culture and the role of the Chinese calendar in traditional society |
| Chinese 60 Year Cyclic Calendar The Chinese calendar used in dated ceramics is the 60 year cyclic calendar |
| China History Timeline Chronological China history timeline with dynasty names and reign names of Ming and Qing emperors |
| Chinese Emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Chinese emperors reign names, Ming and Qing dynasty reign names |
| Chinese Calendar and Year Notation The Chinese calendar and year notations used in China |
| Chinese Language Reign Names Chinese language reign names of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors |
| Novice Collector of Chinese Porcelain Tips for the novice collector of Chinese porcelain |
| Identifying Chinese Porcelain and China Pottery Identifying Chinese porcelain, the process used for visual identification of Chinese ceramics |
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| Chinese Porcelain Figurines Chinese porcelain figurines and their use in China's culture |
| Yixing Pottery and Tea Wares Yixing pottery or zisha clay used in tea wares |
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