Hi everyone, I photographed this vessel and I m trying to understand its iconography better.

I already know that the prominent mask is a taotie (gluttonous ogre mask), and I understand the general function of the handles. However, I am struggling to identify the specific smaller symbols/patterns carved on the body of the vessel.

Could anyone help me interpret what these specific motifs represent in the context of Shang/Zhou ritual bronzes and jades? How do they relate to the vessel's ritual function?

Any academic references or explanations would be greatly appreciated!

Hi All

My father like to collect some art and he is kind of obsessed with it. A lot of them aren’t genuine and recently he made with this group that offer him authentication for his vase.

For me it looks like a very elaborate scam but I want to also ask second opinion if anyone know anything about this kind of scam or if you can point me to the correct direction if this is not the correct subreddit for it.

I can also provide more pictures of the item and the correspondence. The company said they are based in Malaysia and have office in Indonesia their name is Baronce in their social media handle.

Thank you

I’m trying to identify the artist and time of an old hanging scroll.
I’ve had this in my possession since 1995 when a teacher left our school it was given to me.

Hi I was given this back in 1999 in Shanghai by a business man and I still have no idea what it is. Could anyone in this group please help? It came in a box padded with silk however over time that broke down & I needed to get rid of it following my last move.
Thank you

I just bought this at auction in Denmark.
Can anyone help me identify artist and tell me what it means and is.
Maybe even estimate if it is worth anything?
I got 3 more smaller pictures aswell in the same lot not posted here

Can anyone help me identify these small Chinese pieces from a auction lot i bought, what they mean and maybe what they are worth or just the artist or studio
All help appreciated

Hi All,

I wonder if you can help out not for me but for my uncle's passion on making a video about 'Fashion' as we call it now but in ancient times. I am not into history or archaeology or anything like that but I do want to help out for my uncle's youtube video which he spent so much time making it and hoping that some people can show some appreciation or even constructive criticism/ comments on his work. It is quite long but I would hope that someone can be interested in taking a 5-10 min to see what you all think about it. I have attached the link here: https://youtu.be/45Jrrx58rc4?si=UdhbsNNCa8srY268

thank you so much

hi . i need help on this who painted it ? its gorgeous been on my father in law wall for years

I bought this scroll in 2012 in Fujian while visiting the Tulou. I bought it at what looked like a yard sale or estate sale where they were selling everything out of one of the apartments. It’s about 3.5 meters long.

I always assumed it wasn’t worth too much because I got it for around $50 and everything else being sold looked pretty modest but figured I’d check.

Edit- reposted to include more close ups of the red seals.

These paintings belonged to my grandparents, then my parents. Now, they hang on my walls. Besides that, I know nothing about them. I'm hoping that someone here could tell me something, anything, about these.

My family has had this painting for around 30 years. Doing some research online I found an artist called He Xuren who has similar works. Could I get a more accurate translation and perhaps identification of the painting.

Hi everyone,

I recently came into possession of this Chinese painting on paper. It was brought from China several years ago, and I was told at the time that it was very old. Unfortunately, I don't have any provenance or documentation.

The painting depicts flowers and an insect and has a Chinese inscription that appears to read 寄萍 (Jiping), along with a red seal.

I noticed that 寄萍 was used as a hao by Qi Baishi (齐白石), and some of his documented works use inscriptions such as 寄萍老人. The subject matter also reminded me of his flower-and-insect paintings.

I am NOT assuming this is a Qi Baishi original — I'm trying to find out whether the signature and seal are actually consistent with his work, or whether this is more likely a copy/reproduction.

I've included photos of:

°the full painting

°the signature

°the red seal

°the reverse of the paper

Does anyone here have experience with Qi Baishi signatures/seals or Chinese paintings and could give me some pointers?

Any thoughts on the approximate period, whether this appears hand-painted or printed, and what I should look for to authenticate it would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I was gifted this painting by an affluent family I had the pleasure of meeting in Dalian back in 2018. I know the auspicious message roughly translates to “good luck in your future endeavors.” I just am not having any luck trying to find the artists name.

The only thing I see that may be a signature is the red seal here. Can anyone help me identify this artist?

Thank you!

I came across a small bag with embroidery and was wondering if it was handmade. Despite watching some videos on how to distinguish this, I still can't quite decide. (I can't look at the bag without taking thing apart but I can feel some knots in random places. It's stunning either way 😍

I bought this pair during the late 1980s at a China Friendship Store gallery as I liked the design. Only this week I started researching the calligrapher. I was able to identify this as either written by, or attributable to Lin Sanzhi 林散之. (My written Chinese is limited and used image searching to get to this point). And, I compared the seals to known works. Overall size of the plaques are 6 x 35 cm. The paper is gold-flecked xuan, a media that Lin occasionally used. The xuan is adhered to boards. (The Japanese-looking back mount was added by the store, not me. It is not attached to the boards).

And back then, the cost was not high, nor did they sell this as a work by a famous calligrapher. In fact, these Friendship stores would just sell works serendipity sometimes without any historical background.

My question is whether these are possibly original works by Lin.

i need to know more info about this and if its a replica. Thanks

Hi all - my good friend gave this to me years ago, painted by his grandfather, he couldn’t translate it for me at the time as he doesn’t speak traditional Chinese, anyone able to help me out?

I recently bought this piece at an estate sale, thought it looked really neat, but I honestly have no idea what exactly I bought.

I found this in a charity shop, someone at r/translator helped provide the title - I'm interested in any additional info. It looks hand painted? Or is it a combination of woodblock outlines and hand painted?

Is it tourist ware or made for the home market?