<p>崇禎十六年四月吉日造 - Made on an auspicious day in April of the 16th year of the Chongzhen Era</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongzhen" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chongzhen Era</a> (5-Feb-1628 — 25-Apr-1644）</p>
<p>This thing was made on April 1643</p>

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2024-04-25T14:36:00.753Z
Thankyou very much, ver helpful.
Pip Schofield
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2024-04-26T10:42:33.090Z
"This thing was made on April 1643." This is true only if the item is not fake. Judging from the lousy characters, I think this is fake.
joehua
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Tang Ho
<p>This item was made on an auspicious day in April of the 16th year of the Chongzhen reign, which means it was manufactured during the reign of the last emperor of the Ming dynasty in China. During the Ming dynasty, craftsmen would inscribe their names and the production dates on the items they made, allowing for tracing of the quality and origin of the products to specific times and individuals. For example, you can see similar inscriptions on the bricks of the Ming city wall in Nanjing, China. Note that the month of April referred to here is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, which could correspond to March in the Gregorian calendar. Similar examples can be seen in the following photographs.</p>
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Rachel Wang
<p>Good afternoon,
Could anyone translate these characters for me on what I think is a Ming Taoist figure;
Thankyou.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/V1Kyyqth.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/V1Kyyqth.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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Could anyone translate these characters for me on what I think is a Ming Taoist figure
# Could anyone translate these characters for me on what I think is a Ming Taoist figure

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-25)

Good afternoon,
Could anyone translate these characters for me on what I think is a Ming Taoist figure;
Thankyou.[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/V1Kyyqth.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/V1Kyyqth.jpg)

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-25. Score: 2

崇禎十六年四月吉日造 - Made on an auspicious day in April of the 16th year of the Chongzhen Era

[Chongzhen Era](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongzhen) (5-Feb-1628 — 25-Apr-1644）

This thing was made on April 1643

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thankyou very much, ver helpful.  
> **username_2**: "This thing was made on April 1643." This is true only if the item is not fake. Judging from the lousy characters, I think this is fake.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-04-26. Score: 1

This item was made on an auspicious day in April of the 16th year of the Chongzhen reign, which means it was manufactured during the reign of the last emperor of the Ming dynasty in China. During the Ming dynasty, craftsmen would inscribe their names and the production dates on the items they made, allowing for tracing of the quality and origin of the products to specific times and individuals. For example, you can see similar inscriptions on the bricks of the Ming city wall in Nanjing, China. Note that the month of April referred to here is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, which could correspond to March in the Gregorian calendar. Similar examples can be seen in the following photographs.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tOYzXmyf.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tOYzXmyf.jpg)


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