Posted 6 years ago
paulnot
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Hi
I have these really nice vases but I cant work out if they are Chinese or Japanese...or indeed from somewhere else.
I would really appreciate it if is someone could translate the back stamps...
Thanks in advance
Paul
p.s.... I am keeping my fingers crossed that they do not translate into "Walmart"...!
Beautiful vases
Probably Japanese early 20th century. But to be sure and translate try asianart.com.
Chinese, there is a paragraph about this style of mark and type of ceramic with crakled appearance on gotheborg dot com.
Hi Truthordare.
Many thanks for your comment...Im going to check out the web site.
Much appreciated
Paul
i second what truthordare says. late 19th century. very decent quality! nice vases!
no this is beehive crackle with a warior scene scene signed Chenghua Nian Zhi around 1920
The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from 220 to 280 AD following the end of the Han dynasty.[1] This period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and followed by the Western Jin dynasty. Academically, the periodisation begins with the establishment of Cao Wei in 220 and ends with the conquest of Wu by Jin in 280. The period immediately preceding the Three Kingdoms, from 184 to 220, was marked by chaotic infighting among warlords across China as Han authority collapsed. The period from 220 to 263 was marked by a comparatively stable arrangement between Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. This stability broke down with the conquest of Shu by Wei in 263, followed by the usurpation of Cao Wei by Jin in 266 and ultimately the conquest of Wu by Jin in 280.
The Three Kingdoms period including the collapse of the Han is one of the bloodiest in Chinese history. A nationwide census taken in 280, following the reunification of the Three Kingdoms under the Jin shows a total of 2,459,840 households and 16,163,863 individuals which was only a fraction of the 10,677,960 households, and 56,486,856 individuals reported during the Han era.[2] While the census may not have been particularly accurate due to a multitude of factors of the times, in 280, the Jin did make an attempt to account for all individuals where they could.[3]