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by Reggie Giguere
(Manchester, NH)
I have a vase with Chinese marking on the bottom and vertical writing-along with flowers & bamboo -all around it. I have searched for some insight into when it was made etc...to no avail. The following is some information provided to me by an acquaintance of a relative who resides in Shanghai. I was told the vase was manufactured by the Jingdezhen Manufacturing of China in Jingdezhen, China. But not the time period etc...
Here's what the email said:
"In the bottom side, it’s “中国景德镇制造”, which means it’s made in “中国景德镇”.
中国景德镇 is a famous place where the best china are made. This should be a very nice vase.
In the out side, there are four drawings with poems from the ancients with the author name, date and seal.
The poems are as below:
Name:《折枝兰》 A poem praises orchid.
Dynasty: Qing(清)
Author:郑 燮
晓风含露不曾干,
谁插晶瓶一箭兰;
好似杨妃新浴后,
薄罗裙系怯君看
Name: 《观美人》 A poem praises beautiful girl.
Dynasty: Tang(唐)
Author: 施肩吾
漆点双眸鬓绕蝉,
长留白雪占胸前。
爱将红袖遮娇笑,
往往偷开水上莲。
Name: 《菊》 A poem praises chrysanthemum.
Dynasty: Qing(清)
Author: 李方膺
莫笑田家老瓦盆,
也分秋色到柴门,
西风昨夜园林过,
扶起霜花扣竹根。
Name: 《吴王美人半醉》 A poem praises of one of the four most famous and beautiful girl. Her name is Xishi.
Dynasty: Tang(唐)
Author: 李白
风动荷花水殿香,
姑苏台上宴吴王。
西施醉舞娇无力,
笑倚东窗白玉床
Can someone tell me when this vase was made & by whom? If it has any value, I would like to have it insured.
Thank You
Reggie Giguere
Manchester, NH