Posted 6 years ago
richchina
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Hi- Does anyone know what this vase is called? and can anyone read that mark on bottom - Thank -rich
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Posted 6 years ago
richchina
(2 items)
Hi- Does anyone know what this vase is called? and can anyone read that mark on bottom - Thank -rich
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Nice antique vase, which I feel is Japanese, not Chinese, for the simple reason that while the Qing Emperors ruled China, the color yellow was not allowed unless it was for the Imperial household's use.
You can find some 19th and early 20th century yellow Imperial porcelain pieces that the Empress Xixi collected, she was very fond of decorative porcelain. Of course these pieces would be of the highest quality as well. See her exhibit in China 2013. http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-04/25/content_28652840.htm
The other issue is the ceramic type, if porcelain more likely Chinese, hard to say with the images here. They did paint some areas white to look like porcelain and they also used yellow because they could.
The mark is not an Imperial Chinese one, but a Japanese symbol meant to look like a Chinese mark, such as the decor with the figures in Chinese clothing. Much of what was produced in Japan during the 19th century, was inspired by China's decorative items.
acyually i dont know the mark , but i think its still chinese because of the yellow ground sgraffito motif, i cant date this because i dont know