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Old hu blue and white vase. Unsure if fake or old

by Alan hecker
(St catharines ont)

I recently aquired this hu vase with animal handles with unglazed bottom and unglazed on inside , the piece has a natural crazing to it and not man made crazing. Stands 8 1/2 inces tall,Writing on side ,im new collector
Hope you can help.

Thank you. Allan hecker st catharines ontario

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fake
by: peter

> Would thos be 20th century copy or 19th century ming copy

Looks like a fairly recent fake to me. If it were an old one, color(s) and style would still be of those era. The way people are painted was different.
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by: peter

I'm afraid this is a fake. Fairly easy to detect by the way people are painted. This means the Ming dynasty mark is also spurious.

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