Hello all,
At the suggestion of Camerinvs, I've decided to make a threat about a Ming vase I recently purchased. According to the period marks on the bottom, this vase would've been made during the reign of the Wanli Emperor (1563-1620) but apparently it was common practice for artisans of later periods to reuse era marks of popularly collected periods in order to entice prospective buyers to purchase their wares, including by today's less morally-inclined individuals hoping to deceive others. I would consider myself to be a very amateur collector of Asian ceramics (I have a small Japanese Imari dish, a small, modern Korean celadon vase, some Chinese Mudmen, and some Occupied Japan trinkets) and I purchased this vase while on a trip with some family last week at an antique shop where it was simply marked as an “oriental vase” and I was wondering if anyone on this forum would be able to shed some light on it.
It stands at ~22in/56cm from rim to foot, is ~30in/76cm in diameter at its widest, and weighs ~10.4lbs/4.7kgs. If anyone would like me to post close-ups of any part of the vase I'd be happy to do so.
From what I've read online it seems to be the real deal to me, but apparently the size, shape, weight, subject material, etc. are all important in determining authenticity and age and I have absolutely no idea what would be typical for this time period. If anyone had any information about the topic or suggestions as to what I could do to help continue my research on it then that would be greatly appreciated. Even if I ended up buying a dud and “wasting” my money, I'm very happy with my purchase as I think it's incredibly beautiful and makes for a very nice statement piece.
In order to facilitate discussion, I encourage everyone else to share and discuss their experience with buying, selling, collecting, etc. Chinese porcelain and even share pictures of any pieces they have. I also encourage everyone to discuss their knowledge on the topic as this is a very fascinating subject that I'd love to learn more about. Thank you for reading.
