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Your slip-painted vase with reduced upper rim was drilled through the middle of what I take to be an apocryphal 18th century mark of 'Made during the Qianlong Reign of the Great Qing Dynasty' (Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi). I've encountered similarly decorated porcelains attributed to the early 20th century. If the discoloration on the foot of yours is artificial, as it appears it might be, then the vase probably fits in this same period. However, the image isn't definitively clear as to this point.
The inscribed characters read from the top as 'Cai Dafu Gong', with Cai Dafu being a common personal name and 'Gong' a title meaning 'gentleman'.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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Re: Re: Celadon vase 19th century? - Tini - Apr 12, 2011 (03:33 PM) 
- Tini - Apr 13, 2011 (03:17 PM)