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Looking for some help ID'ing this large double-gourd vase. It is about 16" high

I read it in Japanese as 'Shusei' (守成); seal not read.
That's all I can add.

Guy.

Not Chinese, but Japanese or Korean. 宇城 is the name of a place in Japan (Uki), but may instead be a Korean or other maker's name.

Here is a closeup of the mark with a filter to make the red stand out.

Rat's reading is correct, i.e. 宇城, 'Uki' in Japanese but I find no references at all.

So, probably Korean indeed.

Guy.

Is it just me, or are these photos of two different vases?

In the first photo the color appears to be solid (can't tell the color) with white trimming which I'm not seeing on the second photo, and the bottom looks like celadon green.

In the second photo, it's pretty hard to tell what colors are on the body of the vase, but I don't see any celadon green, nor any features resembling the first photo.

The two photos seem unrelated.

Just sayin'.
Gman

Had another look at the seal. The correct writing is 宇成. It's indeed by a Korean maker, specialized in Goreya celadon ware.

Search for 宇成陶業

Guy.

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