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In Need Of Help Identifying Vase

by William
(Kentucky, USA)

Hello. I recently purchased this vase and I have absolutely no information regarding the identification or value of it. Any information or input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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double gourd vase
by: William

Hi Peter. Thank you for the information regarding the vase. I was afraid that might be the case. I purchased the vase at a thrift store for a couple dollars, so it was worth taking a chance on. I really appreciate your help. Thanks again.
double gourd vase
by: peter

Hello,
I'm afraid what you have is relatively new, a fake antique, I'm afraid.
The following points support this view:
1. This yellow-green color is virtually unseen in over a thousand years of antique Chinese porcelain.
2. The mark is not hand drawn, but transfer printed.

The crackles are of the artificially created type, as their even size and distribution shows.
The inside of the vase is white, but the bottom is dirty? Making the bottom look dirty is a common trick to make an item look very old. In fact, items from the era that the mark indicates do usually have a very clean, white bottom.
Please see the items at http://gallery.chinese-antique-porcelain.com/index12.html which are of the Yongzheng reign, the same reign which the printed mark indicates.

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