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by: peter

The fingerprints are present in many authentic items, especially on pre-Ming items.
However, I don't think this is of that period.
This looks as if it were an item trying to copy Yuan dynasty decorations. The decoration band at the bottom could only be Yuan dynasty, but the dragon doesn't quite look right for that period, either, I think. The tint of the blue pigment used for painting is not right, as far as I am concerned.
The thing that looks the most convincing on this item for me is the Ming mark, but what does it do on a vase with a Yuan decoration?.
I'm afraid this could be a later copy.
Please ask for a second opinion.
details
by: peter

What I would like to see is the dragon's head and tail tip, a closeup of the decoration band at the bottom, the top rim (from the outside), and if possibly a picture showing the area just inside the mouth.
With closeup I mean as clear as the bottom picture you uploaded. That let's one see the glaze more clearly.
little10cm vase with fingerprints ID ? 4 char mark to base
by: ivor

Thank You Peter, i will get my camera out and try and upload some decent close up photo's of it to see what you make of it. I will try and use the same title so you can identify me and my question again. Not very sure which parts to do close ups of though? Thanks again.
vase mark
by: peter

The mark is a "Changming Fugui" (Longevity Wealth) mark, an auspicious character mark popular in the Ming dynasty.
Whether the vase is actually from that period would need further inspection. The gloss and blue tone deviate from what I would expect on such a vase, and there seem to be elements from an earlier dynasty present, which would not fit the mark.
Closeup (partial) pictures of several places of the decoration could help with evaluation.
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