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PAO KUANG Co. [AKA: PO KING; PK]
Hong Kong
circa 1845-1920
Often mistakenly referred to as “POHING” in cataloguing. The “H” is a “K”. The mark is often referred to as POH
SING.
Pao Kaung; a manufacturing and retail silversmith who maintained a reliable and good quality, yet was able to
be responsible for creating an item such as the dramatic tray [below].
Pao Kuang bowls, for example, always managed to contain additional decorative features that just raised them
above the many others that co-existed at the time.
