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Subject:Re: Help appraising Chinese vase
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Aug 14, 2014
The vase looks like something that might have been painted at a factory somewhere in Southeast Asia, perhaps on a Chinese blank. If not that, then maybe made in China circa the mid-20th century for local consumption or export to Southeast Asia.
I've transplanted a picture of the base here to show what I recognize as a molded Chinese character for mountain (shan - 山) in the middle of the base amidst some other stamped or painted markings that make no sense to me. However, a couple of the blue smudges begin to look like a pair of fish with tails curling in opposite directions when enhanced with Photoshop. Nothing I recall seeing on a Chinese vase before, but perhaps someone else may recognize them.
Good luck,
Bill H.
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