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I've enclosed photos of a brushpot with the mark. Do you recognize the mark?
Possibly "Wang Bing Rong"
I have consulted with Simon Ng in Hong Kong, and in his opinion this mark seems to be in the likeness of the seal mark used by a rather famous porcelain potter named "Wang Bing Rong".
He specialized in porcelain with carved decoration, almost like ivory carvings, and was active in Tongzhi to Guangxu period (1862 - 1908).
We have very little hope for this brush pot to actually be a WBR, but this is the closest we could get on this for the moment.
Kindly see the section on "20th century Chinese Porcelain Marks" for some more WBR marks - I have also taken the liberty to add you mark to this section for future reference. If some new information turns up, it will be added here.
Sincerely,
Jan-Erik Nilsson
This information is given as an example of private conversation only and is not intended to
promote any individual piece. All opinions are the authors and are given as such with all hazards of judging anything from a photo. Copyright © Jan-Erik Nilsson, Göteborg 2001.
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