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Your vase has decoration probably based on the classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It was produced circa the Guangxu reign (1875-1908) and has an incised apocryphal mark of the Ming Chenghua reign on the base.
A lot of vases of the late-19th and early 20th century had similar decoration and crackled glaze with faux bronze diapers and molded applications. In my opinion, yours is superior to most, ranking in the top ten percent quality-wise. Unfortunately, Im not sure restoration of the damage would be cost-effective in this case because even quality pieces were produced in fairly large numbers.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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