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Need Help With Mark On Vase

by Vickie
(USA)

Purchased this at a sale need help with mark and age. Hope I took picture right on mark I never know if I have it upside down. It's about 15 inches tall. Hope you can see thru dirt on it. I will send more pictures on another blog. THANK YOU

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mark on vase
by: peter

This is a spurious Qianlong reign mark, which is found on many recently made items.
Someone wanted to give the impression of it being old, or tried to hide that it looks new. Scratching and smearing dirt on are the most common tactics to make items appear older.
Further, the realistic depiction of the flowers and thick enamel are also signs that an items was made later in the 20th century.

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