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I picked up a small hexagon shaped planter with marks on the side of the planter, bottom of the planter and bottom of the vase. I was hoping someone could help me identify these marks and possibly give some other information on the planter. I've only uploaded the pics. of the marks but can send a better pic of the planter.

The four character apocryphal base stamps can be read from the top right down and across (middle picture is best view) as "made during the Qianlong reign (Qianlong Nian Zhi). What looks like the numeral "48" on the bottom of one probably is a factory ID.

Everything in the inscription and faux imperial seals seen in the top photo is simply part of the decoration with no implications for identification, dating or artistic merit.

These items are late 20th century or subsequent decorative transfer ware of median export quality, which type of products often are made using Chinese porcelain blanks at factories in Hong Kong and Macao, among other locations in China.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Bill,
Thank you so much, I really want to try to learn a little here and there because my wife likes asian prints, planters, vases, etc. and I want to make sure we aren't spending too much on fake items. So it sounds like this is someting made recently with a stamp that could date to 1700s? Is this even worth the $10 we paid?
Thanks!
Paul

Rule 1 of collecting is never to buy anything that appears unattractive to you. If it pleases your eyes at all, the planter certainly is worth ten dollars, and you can always make it look better by growing or buying some flowers and putting it to its intended use.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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