How to Spot a Fake: Porcelain

In the article, 'How to Spot a Fake: Porcelain' (in link below), forgery expert Curtis Dowling, "If you just buy yourself a book of marks, there's a very good chance you're going know exactly what you're looking at very quickly."

While I agree that a book of marks may help me identify certain marks, I won't go so far as to say that it can definitely aid in the tedious task of authenticating a piece of porcelain.

https://www.cnbc.com/id/100661682

A Fine Zisha 'Melon' Teapot With a Long Handle (Bearing Jiang Rong Mark) For Sale

A Fine Zisha 'Melon' Teapot With a Long Handle.
Jiang Rong Mark

Interested parties can contact May at maynaik23@gmail.com for further inquiries.

How Chinese Export Porcelain Conquered the Dutch

Came across this interesting article highlighting how Dutch merchants opened up the market for Chinese porcelain in Europe. Enjoy!


https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7863444f7a457a6333566d54/share_p.html?fbclid=IwAR3_qwwI9tGyVMUH-WMfdEe3K3eRjuNUJl6r81SQHR28GDYqKB4Y7jY7WIE

Everything You Need to Know About Yixing Pottery

Just thought all the teapot lovers here might enjoy this write-up on Yixing ware by Christie's:p Enjoy!


https://www.christies.com/features/A-guide-to-Yixing-teapots-9709-1.aspx?sc_lang=en&fbclid=IwAR1riKn86rM7a3o8KlqUODT0zSPocjegokPDBfTPVT_oitR-4JdK2KAWQbM#FID-9709

Our First Apperance at Atria's Weekend Bazaar!

I'm so excited about participating in my neighborhood mall's weekend bazaar for the first time:p Please feel free 2 drop by and say hi if you happen 2 be in or around Atria Shopping Mall btw 10.30am - 9pm on 16th March 2019 (Sat). Please refer to the link below for the location of the mall. Cheers and hope to see you there!

https://goo.gl/maps/pQQZoXjSVyz

May

A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Porcelain Vase Shapes

Personally found the article on porcelain vase shapes (in link below) to be a useful point of reference for porcelain collectors, new and experienced alike:p Enjoy!


https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-beginners-guide-to-chinese-porcelain-vase-shapes-31882?fbclid=IwAR21ugf2UDxgpI4Ud-3P0DUnEz5wNcFxjycejEe4Ji-L1-0ZjZkVqJHLg7s

The History of Jade : The Emperor's Stone

Kudos to Visual Capitalist for making this 3-part article on jade an enjoyable read :p

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-history-of-jade-the-emperors-stone/?fbclid=IwAR13DBl1LnVHPA1jgu1DnY-NmlXPV4yYffMDPiDqb1oWlOrJGPSRm7Jv6HM