Help me translate stamps on bowls and paintings? (Ancient Chinese, Japanese & Cantonese)
For #4, rotate it clockwise 90 degree, in the centre, the text are:
“大明宣德年製”, roughly “made in the 5th reign of the Ming dynasty” (AD 1426-1435)
For #5, rotate anti-clockwise about 45 degree, in the middle is a big character “福” (good fortune, happiness); which is surrounded by a pattern of “二龍戲珠” (two dragons [Chinese style, not Jurassic] play/strive for pearl)
If #4 &amp; #5 are photo of the same bowl, I guess it’s a valuable curiosity.
Try contact Christie’s, or Sotheby’s Hong Kong office, they’ve experts to identify it.
For #3:
I suspected the calligraphy is “梅 x 秀色”, but I'm not 100% sure.
Have fun :)