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MARKS AND SEALS
18. Ta-Ming Wan It nien chih = made Great Tsing (1875 still reign-
in the IVanli era of the Great ing)-
Ming (1573-1620). 40. Seal form of No. 39.
=19. Ta-Ming Tien-chi nien chih made HALL MARKS.
in the Tienchi era of the Great =41. Shung-te fiing chih made at the
=Ming (1621-1627). Hall of the Practice of Virtue.
20. Chung chen nien chih made in the =42. Lin-vu-tang chih made at the
Cktmg-cktti era (1628-1643). Jade-forest Hall.
N.H. The last of the Ming eras. It is =43. Ching-lten-tang fan-ku chih made
seldom found with the prefix Ta-MiHg.
in imitation of old ware at Ching-
Tsing Dynasty (1644 to present time). lien (name of a renowned scholar)
21. Ta- Tsing Shun-chi nien chih made Hall.
in the Shun-chi era of the Great =44. Ki-yu-tang chih made at the Hall
Tsing (1644-1661). of Rare Jade.
22. Seal form of No. 21. 45. I-yu-tang chih =. made at the Hall
23. Ta-Tsing JCang-ksi nien chih
of Ductile Jade.
made in the Kang-hsi era of the
Great Tsing (1662-1722). =46. Tseu-shun-mei-yu-tang chih made
24. Seal form of No. 23.
at the Hall of Good Order and
25. Ta-Tsing Yung-ching ni,n chih
Fair Jade.
made in the Yung-c/lingers, of the
Great Tsing (i7 2 3- I 735>- 47. Ta-shu-tangchih made at the Hall
26. Seal form of No. 25.
of Great Trees.
27. Ta-Tsing Chien-lung nien chih =L
=48. I-yu-tang chih made at the Hall
made in the C/iien-Ittngwa. of the
Great Tsing (1736-1795). of Profit.
28. Seal form of No. 27.
29. Seal form of No. 27 without the =49. Yiing-ho-tang chih made at the
=prefix Ta-Tsing. Hall for Promoting Tranquillity.
30. Chia-ching nien chih made in the =50. Lu-i-tang=. Hall of Green Ripples.
Chia-ching era ( 1 796-1 820). 51. Tsai-jun-tang chih made at the
N.B. This is also found with the pre- =Hall of Glowing Tints.
fix Ta-Tsing.
52. Yu-tang kia-ki fair vessel of the
=31. Ta-Tsing Chia-ching nien chih
Jade Hall.
seal form of No. 30.
32. Ta-Tsing Taoti-Kwang nien chih NOMINAL MARKS.
made in the Taou-Kwang era of N.B. Names of makers are rarely found
on Chinese porcelains, and when they do
the Great Tsing (1821-1850).
occur they are of little use for purposes of
N.B. This is frequently found without identification, for no records nitherto
the prefix Tn-Tsing. available give any accurate account of
Chinese Keramists, with the exception
33. Seal form of No. 32. of the Yi-shing artists referred to in the
34. Another form of No. 33.
text.
=35. Ta-Tsing Hsien-fung nien chih
53. Shing-yu Ya-chi =. graceful assem-
made in the Hsien-fung era of the blage of revered friends. This
Great Tsing (1851-1861).
36. Seal form of No. 35. mark is not identified. It may
be merely a complimentary mark ;
=37. Ta-Tsing Tting-chi nien chih or it may be, as Mr. Franks sug-
made in the Tung-chi era of the =gests, the name of a firm.
Great Tsing (1862-1874).
38. vSeal form of No. 37. 53-A Li-chih a maker's name.
=39. Ta-Tsing A'wang-hsil nien chih =54. Chung kuh-shi the Chung-kuh
made in the Kiaang-hsit era of the family.
55. Fun the name of a maker.
=56. Tsun-chin the name of a maker.
57. Lin Chang-tse tsao made by Lin
Chang-tse.
58. Ko Ming-chiang chih =. made by
K.6 Ming-chiang; a mark found
onfiambe Kwang-yao dating from
the seventeenth century.
