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Hello, I got this vase in great shape at an estate sale where there were quite a few very fine things. I can read the chop as Daqing qianlong nian zhi, but am not sure even by using the gotheborg website what year this is likely from or how to describe the style. I thought the "shop label" might help but I am having trouble reading it. Can someone please help? This isn't quite my taste and I want to sell it but need more information. It is about 9 1/2 inches tall.

Thank you!

Judy

This might be clearer:

This vase would date from circa 1900's to the early decades of the 20th century.

Thanks, pyro -- how can I describe this style? The textured quality in the blue, and the paintings within the white? Still looking for a reading on the shop label, too! Thanks very much....

The painting with the bird on a branch with a white back ground is known as "fencai" and the blue area with texture is a decorative technique known as graviata ground or in Chinese "feng Wei Wen" which translate to phoenix tail design.

Thank you so much for that great information!

Since I first posted this query, I did list this vase on an obvious auction site so I don't know the protocol of continuing this conversation, but I'd still really love to know what that label says (not the seal, but the other one -- something like yansongyu??? what would that mean???????).

Another question: I have been reading about graviata ground, and it seems to be a kind of enamel treatment. Is it correct to call my vase porcelain or is it enamel??? Thank you so much for all your help.

Judy

Your vase is definitely porcelain. Enamel here describes the blue paint like coating on the vase surface on top of the white glaze.

Here are pix of the bottom!

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