1930s Large Blue White Globular Vase Landscape Pavilions Apocryphal Six-Character Mark

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A fine and large blue and white floor vase with apocryphal Qianlong six-character Mark. The vase is robustly potted with … Read more A fine and large blue and white floor vase with apocryphal Qianlong six-character Mark. The vase is robustly potted with a compressed globular body rising from a strong foot to a long waisted neck beneath a flared mouth. The body is exquisitely painted in delicate shades of cobalt blue with different scene of pavilions nestled amidst rocky landscapes. The neck is decorated with a broad band of lotus scroll, between rows of scrolling florettes, trefoils and ruyi-heads.
Christie's guide to reign marks :"If a piece has a later copied mark, is it a fake?
No. To complicate matters a little, for hundreds of years Chinese artisans copied reign marks from earlier dynasties out of respect and reverence for these periods. Such marks are often referred to in auction catalogue descriptions as ‘apocryphal’ marks. They were not necessarily intended to fool buyers into thinking they were buying an earlier work of art."
Dimensions: 21 in high; approx. 14.5 inch diameter.
Object auctioned in Nagasaki-Japan. Nagasaki has the largest Chinese community in Japan.
Condition: no cracks or chips.
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