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Could anyone please advise me on this vase? It is about 60cm high. Is it Chinese Republic? Also, what is the translation of signature on the base? Thank you.

The cursive basemark has the geographic name "Jingdezhen" and I believe I see a possible cyclical date of 1945 in the inscription, but the latter writing may also contain a painter's name that should be readable (by someone) if you can provide a larger and focused image.

Bill H.

The cursive basemark has the geographic name "Jingdezhen" and I believe I see a possible cyclical date of 1945 in the inscription, but the latter writing may also contain a painter's name that should be readable (by someone) if you can provide a larger and focused image.

Bill H.

Hi Bill H.,
Thank you for the information. I will add a photo of the inscription.
Regards,
Victoria.

溪山煙雲圖　-　Picture of streams, hills, mists and clouds
乙酉年秋月　-　Year of Wood-Rooster (1945) Autumn Month
金林作　於景徳鎮　-　Made by Jin Lin in Jingdezhen
Seal,
印　-　Seal

With regards,
I.Nagy

Hi I. Nagy,
Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.
Regards,
Victoria.

I did some looking around and found a candidate for the painter, Zhu Jinlin (祝金林). However, Zhu, who is male, was born in June 1953 in Jiangxi, so would have painted your jar in 2005, the next "Wood-Rooster" cycle after 1945.

He is a member of the Senior Arts and Crafts Division, Jiangxi Provincial Arts and Crafts Society, and a distinguished painter at the Jingdezhen Art porcelain factory. In 2005, his painting "Return of Springtime to the World" won the gold at the Putian, Fujian International Art Exposition. In 2010, another group of his ceramics with a "Springtime" theme won gold at the Shanghai World Expo Ceramic Art exhibition.

Online information about Zhu includes images of him engaged in painting another large jar, though I didn't find any other photos showing a complete view of its motif. However, one of his plaques (URL Below) does give a good enough view of one of his landscapes to strengthen the case for him being the painter of your jar as well. I don't see his name in the inscription but note that he also uses a four character red seal. The landscape also is attributed to him in the online caption beneath it.

https://baike.baidu.com/pic/%E7%A5%9D%E9%87%91%E6%9E%97/5474680/0/58ee3d6d55fbb2fb0db685bb4f4a20a44723dcfe?fr=lemma&ct=single#aid=0&pic=58ee3d6d55fbb2fb0db685bb4f4a20a44723dcfe

Above URL undoubtedly is too long for the embedded link feature, so I'm putting it here for pasting in your browser window.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Hello Bill H.
Thank you for the information and for doing research into the vase. Much appreciated.
Regards,
Victoria.

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