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Can anyone help with translating the inscription and who the artist is? Any other information about the vase would also be helpful, it's 23 inches high. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help. Thank you!







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The inscription on your vase reads right to left as 'Daiyu cang qin'. 'Daiyu' would seem to be the name of the figure, apparently Lin Daiyu, a protagonist of the Chinese classic story 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. 'Cang qin' means 'to gather qin', qin being a plant with the botanical name 'phragmites japonica '. I was unable to find a more common name in English, but this could refer to a segment of the story where Lin gathers some fallen petals and buries them in the ground.

There's wikipedia.org page devoted to Lin Daiyu at the link I've pasted below. There appears to be no artist's name in your photos of the vase. Stylistically, the piece looks to me to date from about the late first quarter of the 20th century.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :LinDaiyu

Thank you for the information Bill. Any idea of its value?

The market is driven by the mercurial interests of Chinese bidders. Period artist-signed and reign-marked porcelains tend to sell for premium prices. Since your vase is large, decorated with a classic theme and fairly easy to date by painting style, I would guesstimate it might fetch in the vicinity of US$500-US$750 on a good day at auction.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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