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Hi, I saw this quirky vase in a antiques shop and bought it for next to nothing more out of curiosity. It seems earthenware with a high iron content biscuit. The glaze is almost waxy in appearance and touch. The base is glazed and seems to age the piece as being fairly modern though that is difficult to determine. The two dragons are ming style I think and quite well done in relief. I can't find anything online that is similar in style or colour. The vendor said it was 19th century Mongolian which I took with a pinch of salt.

Thanks for looking and I'd appreciate any comments at all.

Gerry

Hi Gerry,

This is a modern (late 20th to 21st century) Chinese fabrication of an antique pot, quite often looking like a 2.000 years old Han dynasty one, and worth the dollar you paid for it.

Those kind of pots are often seen on Chinese antique markets and of course are fake antiques.

Cheers

Hi Pierre, thought it was modern. Thanks for your comment and I didn't pay anything for it so I'm up a dollar! From my limited research I did think it looks like it's trying to copy something from the Han or Liao dynasties.

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