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Subject:Re: Chinese vase and mark
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Feb 07, 2017
This appears to be a late 20th century product of the Hong Kong or Macao transfer-decorated porcelain industry. The mark, as shown in your image, has at its left an upside-down stack of two characters that read down when flipped 180 degrees and then horizontally as 'Yi Li' (意利 - 'Wish for Profit'). Again as shown, the right stack has a well-formed 'Zao' (造 - 'Made By') at its bottom, but overhead is a malformed 'Zao' that needs to be flipped 90 degrees to the left and then 180 degrees to attain its proper reading position. In other words the mark is a mess, and the vase itself is a decorative piece with little value in the antiques market.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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