Confusing Chinese Mark

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  1. dude

    dude Well-Known Member

    Hi friends,

    Does anyone recognize the 4-character stamp on this moonflask piece (not sure if it's a tea pot or pitcher vase). The characters I circled in yellow appear to be Kangxi, but the ones circled in blue seem to be Qianlong or Qianlong Period Make.

    Thanks in advance for any replies.



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    dude, Nov 21, 2022
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  2. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    It looks like Qianlong da Qing, instead of the usual Da Qing Qianlong. I don't know why it's backwards. Just going by gotheborg.com.
     
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  3. Ce BCA

    Ce BCA Well-Known Member

    Because it's a modern item made recently in Jingdezhen - you can buy this type of item new on Alibaba and similar Chinese export sites.
     
    Ce BCA, Nov 21, 2022
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  4. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    That greenish-blue hue and regular crazing gives it away as modern -- at least to me!
     
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  5. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I run from this forced crazing........
     
    komokwa, Nov 21, 2022
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  7. sunday silence

    sunday silence Well-Known Member

    I get the crazing part but what does the greenish blue mean to you?
     
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  8. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Just that it's colour often seen on recent Asian reproductions.
     
    kentworld, Nov 22, 2022
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  9. Francisco G Kempton

    Francisco G Kempton Well-Known Member

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    It might made in Japan but decorated in China Hong Kong.
     
    Francisco G Kempton, Nov 23, 2022
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