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Asian words (?) on vase- what does it mean?

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whole9yards
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-28 15:05:41
April 26 2010 23:41 GMT
#1
Hello. I'm hoping someone can help me. I found a little vase in the attic of a house I just moved into. On the bottom of the vase are some words (I think) in Chinese (total guess). Does anyone know what they mean?
I'm not even sure what direction is up, so forgive me!
And thanks for your help!
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
April 26 2010 23:43 GMT
#2
Dude that vase is cursed but I think it's too late.

But bury it just to be sure.
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
April 26 2010 23:44 GMT
#3
So ... you probably should leave your house for the next few days ... but yeah bury it.
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ProdT
Profile Joined January 2009
United States170 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-26 23:46:34
April 26 2010 23:44 GMT
#4
You think those are chinese characters? Seriously?

Edit: Well they look REALLY old.
fulmetljaket
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
482 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-26 23:45:52
April 26 2010 23:45 GMT
#5
On April 27 2010 08:44 ProdT wrote:
You think those are chinese characters? Seriously?


he definitely said that was a total guess.

parantheses dont mean 'IGNORE HERE'
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Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
April 26 2010 23:45 GMT
#6
Usually it is a stamp used to signify who made the vase or where it was manufactured. Nothing special.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-26 23:46:33
April 26 2010 23:46 GMT
#7
Cursed...

+ Show Spoiler +

It's a seal stamp seems to be a better word. I don't know what it means to vases but it usually means who made them and possibly for whom. And yes it does look like Chinese chracters.
Stuck.
BalloonFight
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States2007 Posts
April 26 2010 23:49 GMT
#8
On April 27 2010 08:44 ProdT wrote:
You think those are chinese characters? Seriously?

Edit: Well they look REALLY old.


it is chinese you idiot
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9808 Posts
April 26 2010 23:49 GMT
#9
The characters are ancient chinese, peak use circa 200 CE. roughly translated (right to left), they say "tears of fathers, ashes of dogs, hairs of daughters and brains of monkey, sacrificed to *something* here on mount heng.
boomer hands
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
April 26 2010 23:50 GMT
#10
oh i can read that it says " whoever rubs this vase to free me gets 3 wishes- genie in the vase"
moshi moshi~
Spike
Profile Joined October 2003
United States1392 Posts
April 26 2010 23:51 GMT
#11
Made in China.
BladeRunner
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States407 Posts
April 26 2010 23:52 GMT
#12
Well it's upside down but it's probably just a name/mfg company.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
April 26 2010 23:54 GMT
#13
On April 27 2010 08:51 Spike wrote:
Made in China.


I must admit I chuckled at this.
Stuck.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
April 26 2010 23:54 GMT
#14
On April 27 2010 08:45 Ack1027 wrote:
Usually it is a stamp used to signify who made the vase or where it was manufactured. Nothing special.

Yeah you see the same thing on paintings and stuff.

For paintings, usually the artist will put the stamp, and (traditionally) each owner will put their families stamp on it. They are just old style characters, nothing special really.
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bearbuddy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3442 Posts
April 26 2010 23:57 GMT
#15
As others have said, it's probably the name of the craftsman/company. I mean, it is on the bottom, after all, and Chinese often put their names on a square seal of sorts.
BladeRunner
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States407 Posts
April 26 2010 23:58 GMT
#16
This looks like it:

[image loading]

391. - Mark: Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi. Meaning: "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". Probably late 19th - early 20th century.


Google for the win.
yoofor
Profile Joined December 2007
United States143 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 00:00:59
April 26 2010 23:59 GMT
#17
need to turn it upside down

×××××××
×?乾大×
×契隆?×
×××××××

not 100% sure though.
BladeRunner
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States407 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 00:03:09
April 27 2010 00:01 GMT
#18
Another one:

[image loading]

593. Mark: Da Qing Jiaqing Nian Zhi - "Great Qing Jiaqing period (1796-1820) made" but c. 1980-90.



edit: woops, century kanji were way off

Another..
[image loading]

247. Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". Tentative period 1950-75.
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
April 27 2010 00:13 GMT
#19
It is definitely Chinese because only the Chinese use those kinds of markings. It is a stamp to signify the artist of the manufacturer. Think of it like a signature basically. I can't read ancient Chinese scripture, but I'm pretty sure it's just a guy's name.
azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
April 27 2010 00:15 GMT
#20
On April 27 2010 08:58 BladeRunner wrote:
This looks like it:

[image loading]

Show nested quote +
391. - Mark: Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi. Meaning: "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". Probably late 19th - early 20th century.


Google for the win.

pretty sure this is it. what did you google?
Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
April 27 2010 00:23 GMT
#21
On April 27 2010 09:13 Chairman Ray wrote:
It is definitely Chinese because only the Chinese use those kinds of markings. It is a stamp to signify the artist of the manufacturer. Think of it like a signature basically. I can't read ancient Chinese scripture, but I'm pretty sure it's just a guy's name.


Koreans and Japanese use similar markings.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 00:31:40
April 27 2010 00:29 GMT
#22
On April 27 2010 08:59 yoofor wrote:
need to turn it upside down

×××××××
×?乾大×
×契隆?×
×××××××

not 100% sure though.


This. You took a picture upside down:

大清乾隆年制

It says:

Made in Qing dynasty, during the era of Qian Long (one famous emperor)

Can you post a picture of the vase?
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
maleorderbride
Profile Joined November 2002
United States2916 Posts
April 27 2010 00:34 GMT
#23
That is kind of cool. If that is not a replica then you found a 250 year old vase in your attic?
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
April 27 2010 00:35 GMT
#24
Most likely a replica. A lot of them with those seal came into N.A. in the 70s.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 00:38:46
April 27 2010 00:38 GMT
#25
On April 27 2010 09:01 BladeRunner wrote:
Another one:

[image loading]

Show nested quote +
593. Mark: Da Qing Jiaqing Nian Zhi - "Great Qing Jiaqing period (1796-1820) made" but c. 1980-90.



edit: woops, century kanji were way off

Another..
[image loading]

Show nested quote +
247. Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". Tentative period 1950-75.


The first one says
大清嘉庆年制 which is a different emperor
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
BladeRunner
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States407 Posts
April 27 2010 00:49 GMT
#26
On April 27 2010 09:15 azndsh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 08:58 BladeRunner wrote:
This looks like it:

[image loading]

391. - Mark: Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi. Meaning: "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". Probably late 19th - early 20th century.


Google for the win.

pretty sure this is it. what did you google?



http://lmgtfy.com/?q=common chinese vase stamps
Slow Motion
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6960 Posts
April 27 2010 00:54 GMT
#27
You have 7 days . . .
Creationism
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
China505 Posts
April 27 2010 00:58 GMT
#28
On April 27 2010 08:44 ProdT wrote:
You think those are chinese characters? Seriously?

Edit: Well they look REALLY old.

what fail. way to accuse someone of ignorance.
The hoi polloi is the plague upon the world.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
April 27 2010 01:57 GMT
#29
On April 27 2010 09:29 Cambium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 08:59 yoofor wrote:
need to turn it upside down

×××××××
×?乾大×
×契隆?×
×××××××

not 100% sure though.


This. You took a picture upside down:

大清乾隆年制

It says:

Made in Qing dynasty, during the era of Qian Long (one famous emperor)

Can you post a picture of the vase?


darn you're a lot cooler than me

I wish I could read zhuan script
Writer
aztrorisk
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States896 Posts
April 27 2010 02:02 GMT
#30
I'll buy it from you! Name your price. *I don't have very much money* I need something Asian in my house.
A lock that opens to many keys is a bad lock. A key that opens many locks is a master key.
ramen247
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1256 Posts
April 27 2010 02:04 GMT
#31
On April 27 2010 08:49 majesty.k)seRapH wrote:
The characters are ancient chinese, peak use circa 200 CE. roughly translated (right to left), they say "tears of fathers, ashes of dogs, hairs of daughters and brains of monkey, sacrificed to *something* here on mount heng.


lololollolololo omg
i hate this ugly firebat. i want a marine.
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
April 27 2010 02:09 GMT
#32
I'm not quite sure why, but following this thread is 10x more intriguing than watching antiques roadshow.
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Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 02:39:44
April 27 2010 02:38 GMT
#33
Yes, because people automatically assume this stuff is authentic.

ARS needs to have a "your shit is fake" episode, then just watch the responses. If it's anything like the people in China when they're told their stuff is fake, hilarity will ensue.
Get it by your hands...
whole9yards
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-28 15:04:09
April 27 2010 06:30 GMT
#34
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
April 27 2010 07:35 GMT
#35
Can you take a picture from the top of the vase (looking inside)?

Also, can you take a picture of the bottom, including the outer rim?

I have some interest in Chinese pottery
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
April 27 2010 07:39 GMT
#36
Probably "Made in China" but hey I'm not Chinese ...
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-27 07:48:08
April 27 2010 07:47 GMT
#37
Upon examining it more closely, it's probably fake. Typically, the seals during the Qian Long era should have two layers of borders.

Most of these are fake anyway. But then again, what do I know?
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
April 27 2010 07:51 GMT
#38
Cambium this thread won't be complete until you appraise the value of this piece.
Moderator
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
April 27 2010 07:53 GMT
#39
over 9000
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
JFKWT
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore1442 Posts
April 27 2010 08:12 GMT
#40
On April 27 2010 16:53 Cambium wrote:
over 9000

dollars or yuan or ingots?
The calm before the storm / "loli is not a crime, but meganekko is the way to go!"
Creationism
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
China505 Posts
April 27 2010 08:24 GMT
#41
On April 27 2010 17:12 JFKWT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2010 16:53 Cambium wrote:
over 9000

dollars or yuan or ingots?

In first borns.
The hoi polloi is the plague upon the world.
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
April 27 2010 23:58 GMT
#42
AHAHAHA. the first page

what happens when TL doesnt know.

make shit up
cw)minsean(ru
whole9yards
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3 Posts
April 28 2010 15:05 GMT
#43
Thanks to all who helped. I was contacted by someone who wishes to purchase the vase!
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