Another Chinese Piece

Picked up this flambe glazed 12” vase today but could use some assistance deciphering the mark. Vintage but not antique?

 

Any thoughts on this?

 

Agree it is most likely Chinese, but the mark is so "busy" and difficult to read with the flash versus shiny glaze, about the best I can guess is we are looking at an honorific mark style. A beautiful thing, though.

 

Thank you baker. Could you please elaborate on “an honorific mark style”? Would a better photo of the bottom be useful? I can try when it arrives. I purchased it at the same auction as the Chinese enamel plate. You would think with all of this interest in Chinese pieces, it may be worth better educating myself!

 

The Chinese are known for using marks that pay homage to earlier periods by using characters at the start of the mark that translate into phrases like "great Qing" or "great Qianlong." Prior to the 20th century, marks told you the name of the emperor in power when the item was made.

 

Got ya. Thanks. Are you thinking vintage as well?

 

They still use these emperor references in marks even though there hasn't been an emperor in over 100 years. The phrases do not tell you when made. And I have no knowledge of when this one could have been made.