Dating and Understanding Antique Chinese Porcelain and Pottery

[@PeterCombs]

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[@bevross935]

Wow. Thanks for this honest, highly informed and clear lecture on identifying Chinese porcelain.

[@lucilleoka]

Absolutely stunning works. Thank you so much for showing the vessels as well as the feet. The foot areas are usually hidden from view but are in fact so important for revealing the potter's finishing skills. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Bravo!

[@PeterCombs]

Lucille Oka we do our best...thanks for commenting.

[@harperwelch5147]

It's much more fun to be able to hear the date when they were made. Also hearing how the forms and glazes evolved..

[@laurensouthgate2458]

Its so neat to see things made so long ago.Thank you for sharing this .

[@Barbiecakes808]

Love these videos. I am so glad you gave attention to the bottoms of most of these images. I have been frustrated by the many books and videos that do not give attention to an important area that is often neglected. Thank You so much Mr. Combs.

[@PeterCombs]

Barbiecakes808 You're welcome, we're delighted you find it helpful, our website also has an extensive image archive with many blogs all illustrated with more help in identifying pieces.

[@fromtracywithlove2856]

Barbiecakes808 me too!

[@davidharrington5287]

Thank you for sharing your hard earned wisdom Mr. Combs!

[@johnmyers7008]

Thank you! I'm so appreciative of your time and effort in making these videos for the public!

[@dianakrueger4106]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I will be watching your videos to learn more.

[@agaking8343]

Really informative and no nonsense! I've enjoyed greatly, thanks!

[@gillyphipps4457]

Amazing variety … loved seeing these. Thank you.

[@lorig2828]

What an informative video! Thank you for the details. If I had taken a class, I don't think I would have learned even half of the amount of information.

[@whathmm226]

Lovely presentation - very informative. Thanks!

[@Barbiecakes808]

I love seeing the details of the bottoms of antique pieces, and unfortunately many books and articles from the past have excluded this; and I have often wondered "what does the bottom look like ? " So interesting . Thank You very much for doing this, and also for including detailed commentary as well .

[@BL-rb7jm]

I appreciate how you take the time to fully explain things thank you

[@yanwhuang9780]

Great video, one of the best in Chinese porcelain introduction.

[@PeterCombs]

Glad you liked it!

[@suecanada2313]

thank you such beautiful pieces

[@sagupalguable]

Thank you very much for the wonderful introduction to the fine Chinese art of traditional pottery. Exquisite objects!

[@PeterCombs]

+Se Pa thanks so much for your kind comments, I hope these help in developing a further interest in the art.

[@ruthclarke-linell1329]

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[@woodrushwoodrush7076]

Many thanks for such an informative video! For beginners like me, actually seeing as many of these pieces as possible (with great guidance from experts like Peter) is so helpful in gaining confidence.

[@lesterdevere5335]

Thank you Peter for your video and commentary relating to Chinese ceramics, congratulations on an informative video. Kind regards Lester

[@PeterCombs]

Thank you Lester, we do them fairly often, you might enjoy the others we've done as well. Thank you for your kind comments, best regards, Peter

[@mariepanker809]

Lester Devere

[@nofortunatesonII]

Thank-you for posting this video!

[@maggiefeng483]

I enjoyed this show. Learned some Chinese porcelain art knowledge from you sir.

[@rollyabainza5747]

Thanks sir Peter to highly understand about reign marks of Chinese porcelain and very imformatives video

[@brendastraley8829]

32:11 now that would make a very nice Lamp. Joking a bit, but so glad no one lamped it.

[@atty.bonnasoriano1644]

Great information! Thank u

[@idgeofreason8630]

THan you for doing this video. It was excellent.

[@matthewconnor3198]

beautiful

[@Barnes5145]

I really enjoyed this. Thanks.

[@michellejeanine9074]

I have a porcelain blue and white vase with the Chinese symbols on the bottom. Not sure if it’s a real or fake but we bought it at a yard sale. It has birds and very nice flowers

[@drala108]

Wonderful presentation. Thank you🎉

[@SaxonSuccess]

Thank you so much. Very helpful indeed.

[@theresazissarider-rahmani8083]

Mr. Combs, thank you it was very interesting and educational.

[@PeterCombs]

you're very welcome, we've done a bunch of videos. You might others of interest as well. best to you, Peter Combs

[@theresazissarider-rahmani8083]

I sent you something on Facebook, please review if possible. Thank You.

[@tokgaenz]

thanks for an interesting educational video

[@daydreaminginventor-k8957]

Coming back to learn again

[@paulsmailes8004]

So much value in this..Thanks

[@Soul-Nate]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting

[@PeterCombs]

A video we did on dating and examining Chinese porcelain from the Song to late Qing Dynasty. All examples have been bought, handled and sold by us. Images are from our own archives. #chineseporcelain #asianantiques #ebaystore #ming #qing #asianart

[@ms.angelanoh]

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[@PeterCombs]

The edict of around 1677 or 1687 by the Kangxi Emporer of not using his reign mark was very short lived and rarely if ever enforced. A reign mark on a period example does not always mean it's an Imperial piece, but simply made in that period. To determine an object's age, the last thing you should examine is the mark. Shape, color, glaze, paste and quality of decoration always comes first.

[@777dingo]

Wow, very informative, I noticed the white bowl at 6:05 minute marker was from 1506-1521 but the bottom of it looked so new, hardly any discoloration, that one fooled me, it looked newer I might have passed it up as a modern replica, but I'm learning.

[@PeterCombs]

It's a Iong Learning curve, but is weII worth it in the end. GIad you found this usefuI. Be sure to check our others as weII. Best regards, Peter

[@treasurehunter183hunter8]

Learned a lot thank you so much for the video and I also collect Asian antiques and art.

[@ran_fei]

Around 43:28, the statue should be Wen-Shu (also known as Manjushri) who rides lions. Guan-Yin is usually standing/sitting on lotus.

[@madLphnt]

Agreed. 👌

[@manifestingbeautifullife2187]

Stunning channel! Much gratitude~⚱️

[@PeterCombs]

Glad you liked it, we do at least one new video each week, usually on Friday night when we send out the News Letter notices. Best Peter

[@mrnobody2689]

Thanks Peter

[@Goldendives]

Thank you Peter, this video is beautiful!! so much knowledge and experience!! thank you so much for giving us the chance to see all this! i love the Chinese pottery :)

[@vaunmalone3064]

I am truly amazed that you bought and sold on EBay! I thought these treasures could only be found at auction houses!

[@PeterCombs]

Hi, the video was one of the first we had done a few years ago. We should I think consider doing an updated version with more information perhaps. best Peter

[@tonicocchiara6813]

thanks Pete I will log on .

[@herblopez8657]

Best fucken educational video by far. Thank you old man

[@jeffingels4480]

At 34:38 the copper red from the reduction kiln atmosphere goes green where the base is protected from the carbon by the foot ring causing oxidation.

[@donnadavis2885]

Very informative, thanks!!

[@PeterCombs]

+Donna Davis Thank you, very much appreciated!

[@fmac935]

Great video, thank you! Any idea about an impressed artemisia leaf on the base of a teapot?

[@fairvue1510]

Chinese antiques are so amazing!

[@jules263]

The British Museum has the biggest collection of Chinese antiquities in the West, it has about 23,000 external Chinese objects, spanning from the Neolithic age to the present. These include a large range of precious items such as paintings, prints, jade, bronzes and ceramics. One of the most famous is the reproduction of a scroll called "Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies", a masterpiece considered a milestone in Chinese art history.

[@justmeonthebeach]

Very good thanks!

[@kristantianri6596]

Thankyou so much Peter

[@dustinstarkey6473]

Can i send u some pics ? Can you give me info on when they were made

[@MerkabaKid]

Thank you 🕊

[@kathleenmurphy2379]

When I first got into ceramics before I started with porcelain I did some things like a couple ginger jars that were fired and then we carved Dogwood blossoms on to the ginger jar but I also did canisters is a wedding set for someone and all the lids in the first firing which we called a bisque firing all the lids had to be on each piece so that as they were fired and formed the hardened ceramic peace they would fit correctly... None of these have any glaze on and that first firing otherwise they would have been sealed shut I'm sure you know all this but maybe it helps other people that read the comments like I do after watching a video

[@Dan0rioN]

I have a good eye & spot similar all the time!! There are 2 pieces I know of right now that look quite interesting.. I wish I could learn what I need to know to properly distinguish them... I could really use a convenient way to contact you

[@Palaeogeobicho]

thank you for the video, very interesting and informative.

[@PeterCombs]

Glad you liked it, we have a bunch of other and we do a weekly video as well, best Peter

[@8no1likeme-infinitestar65]

Thank you❤

[@albicocchebuone3966]

No pueden aser los vídeos en español o Italiano?

[@fionaandgordonwilsons5542]

I have a bowl with wavy edges. It has only the Chinese character of Great on the bottom. The base appears to be unglazed. Would you be able to look at this bowl for me? Thanks for your consideration.

[@ran_fei]

Around 31:22, the statue is a Shou-Xing (also known as Shou-hsing, a Tao god famous for his longevity) rather than Luo-Han.

[@michelleshafto4141]

I live in western mass. Well southern Vermont really. Is there anywhere to take a class in Asian pottery? Although your videos are probably as informative as a class would be. Just wondering. Williams college? Would they have a class? Assuming they ever open again. Love your videos Love Asian pottery.

[@t.g.1683]

Thank you

[@PeterCombs]

You're welcome, Best Peter

[@gavinstrachan1373]

Thanks video lost nan . Mum all within 2 years we have a lot of pottery round house some Chinese items some marked some not found it interesting thanks.

[@777dingo]

Was that an incense burner censor or a brush washer at the 19:00 minute marker?

[@patlandry7905]

I just found your video and really enjoyed it. I need your help. I inherited a Chinese porcelain bowl (with the foot) and have no idea of the age nor value. It is in excellent condition and has the blue and white colors, with a Chinese man and image inside the bowl, plus designs around the outside. It also has Chinese markings on the bottom. Can you help me identify this piece, age, and value if I send pictures? If so, let me know where to email pics. Thank you so much.

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[@hoomalumalu]

How did this Ming china get to America? I'm assuming via the traders of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the early trading days didn't they use china as ballast?

[@kevinthegreat5575]

Hi, on 44:30 you state that the items are not what the seal suggest but you don't give details on why you think that they are not! They all look the same to me! good vid

[@PeterCombs]

Hello Kevin, the box while it was of very good quality and well decorated, it was not on a par with what you'd expect to see on a Qianlong mark and period example. As for the mark, it has some rather classic errors seen often on 19th C. examples. Compare it closely to known authentic examples and you'll see what I mean. If you have trouble distinguishing them, email me and I'll send along some images for comparison. Thanks! Peter Our eMail info is on both Bidamount.com and plcombs.com under "CONTACT US"

[@nicoleli903]

Thanks a lot

[@aactreasure5453]

Wonderful

[@Breed2019]

Thank you sir

[@madLphnt]

Ugh, to have anything from the song dynasty would be the ultimate dream piece.

[@james-r]

Are turn marks on the inside good to see? I have a smallish meiping vase with a dense crackle, mustardy earthy yellow glaze with a few tiny fragments of black, a slightly concave flat foot, some kiln grit and turn marks on the inside, bright white paste. Does this sound good?

[@shangrilaantique261]

Sublime video!

[@PeterCombs]

thanks so much, Peter

[@syedmehdihaiderrizavi9795]

R/sir, This is a perfect system I thanks & suggests your goodself to announce the display item if perfect.

[@rogerdale4800]

Thought I might see the rice grain bowls as I have one

[@MrDennisdavey]

auction 18 July in uk - gildings auction house / Selling my fathers collection of Asian ceramics . About 80 lots with some big lots I’m just trying to get the word out as I worry it will all go for not much as someone told me july was a bad time to sell in uk . thanks for reading .

[@genestorena6415]

Pls help us to know more of our personal collections.?

[@WondrousThingswithBrianFrench]

Looks like a great early video... starting to do video's. Hoping to find my voice. Brian French

[@domestikgoddez9823]

this is a wonderful video... i need something more fundamental as in how do i tell chinese pottery from others and how can i tell the age of the piece. i have some black clay pierced and cut vases that i think are very old. in a search i did years ago i found an exact piece to one i have and it was part of a missing cargo box of old chinese yangze river pottery. can't find the article anymore. is there any way to post pieces and have them evaluated?

[@MattBlytheTheOne]

Hi Peter, do you give evaluations?

[@PeterCombs]

Yes we do, you can submit items through our Identification Assistent Service on our Bidamount.com site. You'll find the submission button on the home page. Best Peter

[@MattBlytheTheOne]

@@PeterCombs thanks Peter, I found them. I thought they were Chinese which threw me... turns up they are Japanese Kutani from the Meiji period. All the best Matt :-)

[@JamesRodgers-e4u]

THANK YOU

[@sebolddaniel]

Gorgeous

[@ho2cultcha]

wow! this video is a real education! it does leave me w/ a zillion questions though. how was that tea-dust glaze done? has it ever been copied? the details on all of these pots are so incredibly perfect in so many ways. a very advanced aesthetic and skill level. but at the same time, i yearn for thick, fat, inelegant, but fearless experimentation in spanish provincial majolica of the 19th and early 20th century. the stuff that inspired Picasso. it's kind of the opposite of this. HUGE bowls and plates w/ very simplified designs, done forcefully and confidently using bold colors.

[@PeterCombs]

ho2cultcha glad you liked it...thank you..Peter

[@botmabuitendag4754]

Very educative

[@gracesmall2585]

Very interesting

[@rainmakerartistjourney3615]

Hi Peter.

[@minicar47]

Prachtig 👌

[@teri-lynnhill4569]

I just received a box of Chinese pottery from a friend who's mother went into a nursing home. I know that they traveled extensively. The box had Chinese bowls, mud men and vases. Just wondering how to age them and if anything is authentic.

[@kathleenmurphy2379]

I'm curious as to why they fired it upside down. How did they keep the glaze from sticking to the Kiln Shelf. That's why a lot of porcelain has that room on the bottom that doesn't have any glaze on because it would stick to the kilm whenever melted when the piece was fired. I made antique reproduction porcelain dolls and a few other porcelain items... So I have my own Kiln Exedra so I was just wondering about the firing process

[@615taz]

I Inherited 2 houses full with antiques 1 in the US. 1 in Tokyo where can I get the pottery priced in the south?

[@handojosusanto9605]

Dear Sir can I show you the image of a 46 cm plate which I thought could be a Kang Xi plate ? Thank you

[@PeterCombs]

You can send in images through the Identification Assistant Service n the Bidamount Home page...here is a direct link. bidamount.com/chinese-antiques-identification-assistant-inquiry-service Best Peter

[@huzhuiwei]

Any chance of doing a more in-depth piece about Song hares-fur glaze bowls? I understand that a good number of reproductions were made during the 1980s, which can be very hard to tell apart from originals... any pointers appreciated!

[@hogiebb1]

The crackled Celadon bowl,..I've noticed that style of pottery has come back in garden pottery...so very hard for newbie to tell the difference.

[@PeterCombs]

You have to handle a lot of pieces, then one day it all just clicks...best Peter

[@JG-gf9ho]

are you selling them?

[@faridaaryani2173]

Very goods,

[@CaliforniaPickin]

Thank U. I enjoyed it and learned a lot.

[@dodgedabullet670]

Are you really that stupid or are you part of the scam? I'd say you're part of the scam!

[@ivorytower99]

@Peter Combs Hello. I was wondering if you could please assist me in dating a piece of Chinese porcelain. It's a cobalt on white, plumb shaped vase - medium sized. It has 5 dragons all around the vase and they seem to be chasing a sun. There are clouds in the details, as well as ocean waves at the base. If you put your hand inside, you can feel the "ribs" of the clay, going round in a circle, from top to bottom. The piece also has pitting marks on it. the base is unglazed around the rim and the very small lid that would go on the vase is missing. Any suggestions? Please advise. Thank you so much in advance. PS There are no marks on the bottom of the piece. However, there is a collector's stamp - a sticker that was put inside a typewriter, which reads "Made in Canton". Photos available upon request.

[@reinacoffee8557]

Are these porcelain items worth a ot of money?