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Could someome kindly advise me the Date this mark is supposed to be

Hello Michael,

The mark (upside down) reads "Qianlong nian zhi" or "Qianlong period made" but the item is not of that period. Those 4 character marks in a double square mostly dates from the second half of the 20th. century.

Regards,

Arjan

What they purport to be are Qing Qianlong-period 1736-95) marks in overglaze iron red clerical style script. What they actually are is anyone's guess without pictures placing them in proper context of whether they are on a piece of porcelain or are tattoos on a rock star.
Cheers,
Bill

it appears upside down in your photo. reads qianlong nian zhi, or made during the Qianlong raign (China, 1736-1795). often applied to vessels made much more recently.

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