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Hey everyone,

I came here once before for help and was surprised how much help everyone is. Was wondering if I could ask again...
In the research I did do, I discovered that the markings are saying (correct me if I'm wrong)...

Da Qing QianLong

Which would mean its from the 18th century. I bought it at a thrift store and it was yellowing so I washed the rust marks off. In doing so, I saw that there were some dark spots on the inside of the vase that were not quite chips, but it seemed like it was an enamel that didn't fill in or something.

I typically have not seen many Qing vases in this shape but my knowledge is quite minimal. It weighs 1.15 kg

Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks :)

I'm not an expert, but this piece looks brand new. Just my opinion.

republic or later...Certainly not 18th century

The vase shape is called "gu" (beaker) and the Qianlong mark is part of its transfer decoration. This vase probably is no older than the last quarter of the 20th century.

Transfer wares like this have been made since around the 1930's in factories located in Hong Kong and Macao, and in more recent years also have been produced in factories around Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Indonesia.

I believe the process nowadays can involve the use of rubber stamps to apply a pattern such as this to prefired porcelain blanks from China, which are then given another coat of glaze and refired. I suspect this may have been the case with your gu vase, and perhaps is the source of some of its weight, though you don't mention its size.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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