Antique Pottery Marks and China MarksAntique Pottery Marks Found on Chinese Ceramics Predominant character styles in marks of the Qing dynasty:
The style of character used in a mark can be a hint whether a specific item is doubtful in view to authenticity. For example, if an item has a mark with Kaishu style of characters, and is supposed to be from the Qianlong reign, then something might be fishy. Most marks during the Qianlong reign, whether imperial or from private kilns did use Zhuanshu characters. Zhuanshu characters are an archaic character type used mainly in seals (seal type marks). Antique Porcelain Marks main page From Antique Pottery Marks to Home Page Remark regarding Chinese terms: (Use of Kaishu/Kaiti and Zhuanshu/Zhuanti) Example: Kaishu - means Kai style 'writing'; Kaiti means Kai style 'characters' (aka 'font') |