Baluster Qing Vase?

[Garrett]

Hey guys

Picked up this vase from an estate sale for 10 bucks. The colors and design look to be Qing but the calligraphy is where I am confused. The vase is around 15 inches tall and there is an old auction number on the bottom. Any information is appreciated. Thank you.

Garrett

[peterp]

The writing says Made by Cha Yi-xing. He seems to be most active from the late Qing dynasty to early republic.
Here are a few samples of the design (although not all may be his work):
tinyurl.com/k56z3vr

[Garrett]

Thanks for the help Peter. I've been trying to get the rest of it translated all day but can hardly get through 4 characters. If you can read me what you understand then I would really appreciate it. Thanks again.

[peterp]

I do not translate these. Even if I could read all characters, and understand the Chinese meaning, the content of writing on such items is often difficult to translate into English.

[Garrett]

No problem Peter. Can't thank you enough for turning me from ignorant to not as-ignorant. Your help is much appreciated and won't be taken for granted.