
These are important for further evaluation, once an item is established Identifying Chinese porcelain items, including evaluation of age and/or manufacturing period, always involves, among other, shape, decorationĪnd other reference points. All experienced collectors know that with Chinese porcelain the mark is the last to be looked at. The identification and authentication of Chinese porcelain is a complex process of an overall verification of a number of factors. See a comparison of Chinese and non-Chinese marks. Traditional wares, incorporating creative influences fromĬhinese porcelain involves more than just knowing the mark in order to decide age and manufacturer, as many novices do believe.


Started producing items that were more and more different from the Innovation, with new shapes and decorations. Accordingly, theĢ0th century became for ceramics a new era of

Only from the republic period onwards, after the old ways declined,Īrtistic expression became possible, and shapes and decorations slowlyīecame more variegated.
