Qianlong Era painted vase and box

by Steven Reed
(Misssouri, U.S.A.)

I recently acquired a Chinese vase at a local sale. It came in the box shown. The box itself has cloth on the outside, all the way around except for the bottom with stitched red floral designs. It is latched closed by two white pieces that slide into loopholes present on the front of the box.

I had the markings on the top of the box interpreted by two different college professors who teach Chinese with both interpreting the top four symbols as as "Chinese famous porcelain/china" and "These fine china products are treasure of Jingdezhen" or "The treasure (good) production of Jingdezhen."

I have identified the marking on the bottom of the vase as Qianlong period though, based upon the marking, it is not of the period. Rather, it is probably 19th or 20th Century. The vase itself is hand painted with a total of five dragons surrounding the vase which I have seen called "Famille Rose Dragons" though I do not know if this is accurate.

That being said, I have three questions. 1) Would this box have been common to have held a vase like this and thus be original? 2) If it is original, does it do anything for the value? 3) What would be an approximate value on both the vase and box together.

Thanks.

Steven