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8 inch square hand painted dish.

by Mike LeSage
(Rocky River Ohio)

I would like some information as to the mark on the bottom of the plate.

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square dish
by: peter

This is 20th century, that means it is modern.
1. Square dishes were popular in the Ming dynasty, but not in the Qing dynasty
2, The colors and glaze are more recent.
3. The spurious Qianlong mark was not impressed or carved with the usual hand carving tools.
It looks as if a rotary tool was used.

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