Chinese Bronze Teapot

My best guess is that the piece is no older than the 60's with a high probability of the 70's. Send me a message via this website this coming week and remind me to send the photo to someone who can translate the piece. Could you send the link to this page as well? From the link I previously posted: From 1891 all Chinese items imported into the US was required to be marked with "CHINA". (U.S. Stamp Act of 1894). In the early 20th Century some Chinese porcelain still arrived to the US only marked with paper labels. In 1919 "CHINA" should have been replaced by "Made in China" but just "CHINA" occurs in fact on pieces still made today. It was under Nixon that relations with China relaxed to some extent, the mark/stamp however indicates a consistency with similar marks from the 60's through present. The PLA Peoples Liberation Army From Wiki: During the 1980s and 1990s, the PLA became extensively involved in creating a business empire including companies in areas not normally associated with the military (i.e., travel and real estate). Much of the motivation for this was to supplement the PLA's normal budget, whose growth was restricted. Mao's belief that people and groups should be self-sufficient also played a role in the PLA's varied business interests. In the early 1990s, the leadership of the Communist Party and the high command of the PLA became alarmed that these business transactions were in conflict with the PLA's military mission. The business interests of the PLA were eroding military discipline, and there were reports of corruption resulting from the PLA businesses. As a result, the PLA was ordered to spin off its companies. Typically, the actual management of the companies did not change, but the officers involved were retired from active duty within the PLA and the companies were given private boards of retired PLA officers. Military units were compensated for the loss of profitable businesses with increased state funding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army The PLA was consistent with marks... The style is consistent with this era. Some estimates of the PLA run business ventures was 80% of all industry during the time this piece was "probably made." But again I'm not certain but I wouldn't go long on the purcahse of the piece perosnally and I will ask someone to actually tell me what the piece translates as.