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I would welcome you experts to give me your comments on this item please thank you

A very nice piece of 1920s brush holder. Early Chinese Republic. Qiang See base mark.

Hi Maurice,
I usually associate these sombre (somber?) colours with the Mao years after 1950, and that dating I suggest is supported by the circular red stamp on the base. ie Third quarter of the 20th century.
Often the inscription will be dated.
Regards
Tony

Hi Maurice, Ark & Tony,
I'd been hoping someone could read the third line, where I can't cut through the 'grass'. The inscription starts out at the right possibly with a cyclical date of 'yihai' (1935), and I believe the last line probably says 'sketched at Zhushan' (Xieyu Zhushan). The landscape is rendered in a style associated with Wang Yeting, one of the 'Eight Friends of Zhushan', but the third line, which may be a signature, doesn't appear to be his name. He was still active in 1935, though, and had quite a few admiring students who adopted his brush technique. The base mark would be easier to read without the glare.
Best regards,
Bill H.

Thank you all three for the information given which is very interesting. I attach a better photo of the base mark

Hi to all,

The mark, pictured on its side, reads downward in three tiers from right to left as 'Jiangxi Xie Lin Fa Xiang Chu Pin'. Literally this would be 'Product of the Jiangxi (Province) Thank the Forests for Issuing Luck (company)', but 'Thank' (Xie) and 'Forest' (Lin) are both surnames, so this may have indicated a partnership. The Chinese-language website chinabogu.com, which seems to be authoritative in documenting its findings, confirms that this firm was a Republic-era maker of famille rose porcelains.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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