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Large enamel-painted glass bottle

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2018, 03:16:56 pm »
Dear Inn Bok,

     Happy Year of the Dog!
Yes, it is almost unanimously agreed that only incised and filled marks are genuine Imperial wares, but there are genuine bottles with painted on and fired marks.
But they are painted on in a very thin wash and are not raised at all. In fact they are very hard to feel, if not impossible.
Please remember that I am talking about glass bottles. NOT enameled porcelain or enameled metal bottles.
Best,
Joey

   If a mark feels raised when touched, it needs to be incised and filled to be prior to
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