My grandma just gave this to me, she's been giving me all sorts of tea things since she learned I was into tea. The bowls were given to her by her father, and the smaller cups were her grandfather's, who she says he got from his dad. Idk how old they are, idk how to date stuff like this, maybe you guys could help.
Old porcelain
Some old porcelain
regarding lead, you may want to read this for general info:
https://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillne ... 233281.htm
if you are really curious, you could buy a lead test kit to test for leachable lead content.
here is a video of someone testing a glazed surface that did contain lead:
https://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillne ... 233281.htm
if you are really curious, you could buy a lead test kit to test for leachable lead content.
here is a video of someone testing a glazed surface that did contain lead:
I could be wrong but the "Yongle" bowl just doesn't look right, and is probably relatively new, but someone tried to make it look a little older.
The others with the painting on it looks like it could be Republican perhaps late 19th century, but certainly not Qianlong like the bottom mark suggests.
The others with the painting on it looks like it could be Republican perhaps late 19th century, but certainly not Qianlong like the bottom mark suggests.