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Hi, i have come across this stunning chinese vase but i am so far unable to read the marks and wondered if anyone could possibly help me please? Any info would be gratefully recieved as i believe it is an old vase. Sadly the top has took a knock and has an age old repair to it
Thanks again for any help and please let me know if you are unable to see the pics via the link as i might of put the wrong link.

Hi here is the link to the photos

http://s1056.photobucket.com/albums/t378/theborncollector
I hope this helps

not much help I realize but yours is a Japanese vase, not Chinese.

Hi, thanks for the reply, i thought it might be chinese as the second character mark is a Nian Zhi mark. Are you sure its japanese?

URL Title :base mark

yes, definitely japanese. the mark is X (not sure off top of head), then the character for "6", and then "sei" (japanese for "zhi"), which means "made", so the first two characters are likely the maker's name. I am pretty ignorant about Japanese stuff though.

Hi Dave & Rat,


the characters look to me like �P��, which are pronounced "yu" and "liu" in Chinese. The latter is "six", while the former has various meanings, including "sedan chair", "chariot", "to contain", "the earth" and "the people", among others.

The two characters appear to form some Japanese names, but I defer to our Japanese speakers to find plausible transcriptions.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Thanks again for your response and information.Maybe another person could fill in the blanks as i really would like to know what the base mark and artist signature say. In particular i would like to know the age of the vase. It is quite a large size too at 30 cm (12") high.
Thanks again Rat

read the signature on the base as 'Yoroku sei'.

Guy

Hello Guy, i thought the bottom mark was a nian zhi mark?...How old do you think the vase might be? and do you know of a good internet source were i might be able to find the artist mark?
Kind regards
Dave

Can't help you much further. I tried to read the decorator's signature but failed.
In any case, it is Japanese.

Guy.

Thanks Bill H & Rat, it would be great if a japanese/chinese member could read them. I feel like i am getting somewhere even with the info you two have provided so far,thanks
How old do you think the vase might be? it does ooze quality and i was thinking the decoration might be that of Arita porcelain??

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