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Title: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: kardinalisimo on Mar 26, 2016, 07:11:02

Any help with the age? I guess no chance to guess the mark on the bottom?
I don't know if I got the text right but if I did, I don't understand it
???? ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: carlyoung on Mar 26, 2016, 07:16:49

Looks 1900-1920 to me

somewhere in the republic timeframe

Title: Re: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: peterp on Mar 26, 2016, 08:25:12

????

Probably republic period. That it was converted to a vase might explain why the characters are in such good shape. No one touches lamps in that place.

Title: Re: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: kardinalisimo on Mar 26, 2016, 09:17:05

It was a lamp but I took it apart.
Thanks for the correct order of the characters. Searching with ???? brings a lot of results of porcelain bearing the inscription. What exactly is the phrase supposed to mean? Something from an old novel?

Title: Re: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: kardinalisimo on Mar 26, 2016, 09:38:04

Ok, I got it. The peony symbolism.
"May you be wealthy and prestigious with the top official rank".
Right?

Title: Re: Fencai Hat Stand
Post by: peterp on Mar 26, 2016, 10:00:52

Probably.

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