Thank you for taking my inquiry, I have what I believe to be a Youngzheng period vase. I'd like to know if it's a good bet to be authentic, or perhaps anything you can tell me about it.. Thank you kindly, Jane Smythe
Thank you for taking a look at my vase, and for your opinion. Guess it's just a different looking vase but not the "real" thing. Thanks again, Jane
Dec 06, 2011
vase by: peter
Hello, I doubt that it is a period item for several reasons. 1. The blue or blueish color is very strange. It doesn't look like the usualy underglaze blue, nor like the on-glaze blue colot used at the time. 2. The mark looks as if it were enameled on top of the glaze. It should be under the glaze. 3. A horse and a mythical animal on the same item would at least be rare. In addition, the horse appears to have a harness, which is quite strange. 4. The way the limbs of these animals are painted would be more recent/western, not the type one would expect.
The body of this vase could be older than the decoration; that is, the decoration and mark were possibly added in recent times using modern styles. This is my personal view. Please ask for a second opinion.
