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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4532624, member: 97383"]The mark on your bell translates "Made in the Great Ming Dynasty in the Reign of Hsuan-te" (1426-1435). It is the most copied mark in Chinese art, & your bell was made in the 20th century. The Hsuan-te reign was famous for their ceramics & bronze art. Pictured below is a period mark on the underside of a porcelain bowl.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2005-09/27/7149047-1-3.jpg&width=960" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4532624, member: 97383"]The mark on your bell translates "Made in the Great Ming Dynasty in the Reign of Hsuan-te" (1426-1435). It is the most copied mark in Chinese art, & your bell was made in the 20th century. The Hsuan-te reign was famous for their ceramics & bronze art. Pictured below is a period mark on the underside of a porcelain bowl. [IMG]https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2005-09/27/7149047-1-3.jpg&width=960[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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