<p>rotate the photo 180 °, make it upside down, one can read it as:</p>
<p>“成化年製”</p>
<p>it means roughly “made during 1465-1487”</p>

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2021-06-13T19:23:30.410Z
Does this mean the bowl is that old?
Sherri Andres
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2021-06-13T20:10:39.663Z
@SherriAndres Yes, if it is not fake.
Alan Zzz
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2021-06-13T01:47:16.380Z
2021-06-13T01:47:16.380Z
水巷孑蠻
<p>This is on the bottom of a Chinese bowl:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gXtQ4m.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gXtQ4m.jpg" alt="image" /></a></p>

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2021-06-13T01:39:24.697Z
It's upside down, and extremely blurry.
monalisa
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2021-06-13T18:20:31.257Z
Please politely accept the correct answer as an appreciation of the responder's effort and time.
r13
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2021-06-13T19:25:01.660Z
Thanks, I'll turn it around, I can't undo the blurry however
Sherri Andres
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2021-06-14T16:08:30.570Z
How would I find out if this is not a fake/real? I am in the Seattle area, anyplace there?
Sherri Andres
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Can you identify the chinese writing on the bottom of a bowl?
# Can you identify the chinese writing on the bottom of a bowl?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-13)

This is on the bottom of a Chinese bowl:

[![image](https://i.sstatic.net/gXtQ4m.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/gXtQ4m.jpg)

**Tags:** character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's upside down, and extremely blurry.  
> **username_2**: Please politely accept the correct answer as an appreciation of the responder's effort and time.  
> **username_0**: Thanks, I'll turn it around, I can't undo the blurry however  
> **username_0**: How would I find out if this is not a fake/real? I am in the Seattle area, anyplace there?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-06-13. Score: 3

rotate the photo 180 °, make it upside down, one can read it as:

“成化年製”

it means roughly “made during 1465-1487”

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Does this mean the bowl is that old?  
> **username_4**: @username_0 Yes, if it is not fake.  

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