Hi, I recently picked up what seems to be a dutch delft tea cannister in a local bric a brac store. After much browsing and investigating, i am still unable to id the mark on the piece's base. (though my knowledge of Dutch Delft has increased considerably) I have included photos of the item in question including the mystery mark hoping someone out there might have the knowledge to enlighten me.
PS: The piece is hexagonal and is just over 9 cms high and about 8 cms at the widest diameter. It is painted in the chinese style including a figure of a woman in a sylvian setting (I believe she's might be refered to as "Long Eliza") and on the opposite side a figure of a monk/priest is depicted. From what I have found out this could date the piece from the mid 17th to the late 18th century. Glaze, fritting, crackle, biscuit colour etc! all seem to fit with a piece of that period. The lid might not match the body of the piece as the blue seems darker though it is hexagonal and employs the same designs and artistically seems very similar to the painting on the body. Can the colour be different due to the lid being fired at a different time? These are questions I have yet to discover answers but probably best to start with identifying the mark... so any help with that would be most appreciated.
