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more pictures of vase

by jackie
(halifax. westyorkshire)

Hi peter. thank you for your prompt attention. i have taken more pics in natural day light. i have taken close up od the inside as you can see the glaze has run down only part of the vase leaving most unglazed. is this a big indication this is a poor mass produced fake ? thank you jackie.

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by: peter

Thanks for the additional pictures.
Please be aware that mass production and fakes are two different things. The best fakes are all handmade, using sometimes old methods and materials. Factories may produce reproductions but these are not necessarily fakes.
The difference is that a fake is made or sold as antique, while a reproduction is not. In this case, the mark is only for decoration. It was always normal that marks of earlier periods were used. I do not think this is meant to be a fake. The decoration is a traditional Chinese decoration, but the white glaze looks pure white, which period glazes would not be, and the shape looks different from a classic Chinese shape.

But this vase is handmade and as such still has value as a craft object. Even now some porcelain is still hand-painted in China, while at the same time porcelain factories may mass produce printed items.

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id and information on vase please

by jackie
(halifax. westyorkshire)

Hi peter this is a large thick painted glazed vase with a nice cleare stamp on the bottom that i cant read. your thoughts much appreciated please. thank you jackie.

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by: peter

The mark is a Qianlong reign mark, but it is likely apocryphal.
The lighting under which the pictures were taken was not ideal. The bottom details are not clearly visible. However, the mark and whiteness of the decoration suggest a 20th century item.

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