Chinese Mun Shou Porcelain Collectors

Chinese Mun Shou Porcelain,  typically designed in a variety of forms including tea pots, tea cups, saucers, tea sets, plates, serving platters, bowls,  as decor or as dining and serving wares.

Today "Mun Shou" porcelain is common, since it is very appreciated. 

Can be bought all over the world as well as through e commerce stores or dealers and galleries that specialize in Chinese and Asian porcelain.

However, Mun Shou Collectors should take note why the prices of Mun Shou of the same form do varies. 

For certain make, 

- the design appears similar, the coloring seems to smear

- the color seems to be light noting a cheaper quality

- eg the cups are thicker - not so refine

Good quality Chinese Mun Shou - 

1) thin  porcelain - a more refine ware

2) Deeper embossed inset to bring out the 3D design

3) Colored ink of quality - deep to bring out the quality of the design

4) the colors do not smear

These are more recent make of Mun Shou porcelains

Compared with Chinese Mun Shou Porcelain 

made in many years ago 

where quality and perfection was greatly attended to.

Mun Shou Collection at a Glance