Chinese Republic Style Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Romance of the Three Kingdoms Figures中国民国风格粉彩《三国演义》人物纹瓷瓶
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Here we have a Chinese Republic Style famille rose porcelain vase, exuberantly covered with named warrior and court figures drawn largely from the world of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is the kind of vase designed to impress across a room: tall form, bright enamels, crisp white ground, and lots of literary name-dropping.
Now, the inscriptions are part of the fun. We can pick out figures such as Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei and others, turning the vase into a kind of ceramic cast list. The base mark reads Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi — 'Made in the Kangxi period of the Great Qing' — but I would not take that at face value.
Why the skepticism? Because the palette and overall look do not line up with a true Kangxi-period piece. The enamels feel later, the glaze surface looks rather fresh, and the wear around the mouth and foot is limited and not especially persuasive. The painting is lively but lacks the depth and finesse one hopes for in a genuinely early example.
So this is best understood as a later decorative reproduction, probably late 20th century or even more recent, made in an antique style for display value rather than scholarship. A word about copies.. in Chinese figural porcelain, marked wares are reproduced relentlessly, and the fake reign mark is often the loudest clue.
Authenticity score: 18%. Conservative auction estimate: $150 to $400 as a reproduction. If this were genuinely Republic period and of strong quality, one could instead be discussing roughly $2,500 to $6,000. In other words: great theatrical flair, but not an imperial passport.
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Chinese Republic Style Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Romance of the Three Kingdoms Figures
中国民国风格粉彩《三国演义》人物纹瓷瓶
By:Unknown
Style:Chinese Republic Style famille rose figural porcelain
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain, overglaze famille rose enamels, underglaze blue mark
Age:Late 20th to early 21st century
Condition:Good (visible surface grime and scattered wear; no major break seen in photos)
Value:Auction estimate: as a decorative reproduction, $150-$400 USD; if genuinely Republic period and of strong quality, potentially $2,500-$6,000 USD.
Maker's Marks / Writing:Blue underglaze four-character mark on base: 大清康熙年製, translated as 'Made in the Kangxi period of the Great Qing.' Numerous painted figure names appear on the body, including examples such as 關羽 (Guan Yu), 張子房 (Zhang Zifang, likely decorative historical inclusion), 劉備 (Liu Bei), 孫郎/孫權-related naming, 姜尚 (Jiang Shang), 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), and others. The inscriptions appear to mix literary-historical figures rather freely rather than following strict period iconography.
Date:2026-03-22 01:14:39.671524
Description:
A tall white-ground porcelain vase with flared mouth, painted in famille rose enamels with named historical and literary figures from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with inscriptions and a blue underglaze four-character base mark. The painting is decorative and narrative in intent, but the very clean potting, bright surface, repetitive figure spacing, and apocryphal mark suggest a later decorative reproduction rather than a true Republic-period piece.
一件高体白地瓷瓶，撇口，通体以粉彩绘《三国演义》题材人物，并配有人名题识及文字，底有青花四字款。其绘画具有装饰性和叙事性，但器形过于规整、釉面较新亮、人物布局重复、底款亦属寄托性质，整体更像后期装饰性仿作，而非真正民国时期器物。
Curator Questions
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Assessment:
This appears to be a modern Chinese decorative vase in Republic style, borrowing the look of late Qing/Republic famille rose figural wares. The painted names identify Three Kingdoms characters such as Guan Yu (關羽), Zhang Fei (張飛), Liu Bei (劉備), Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮), Jiang Wei (姜維), Sun Quan (孫權), Zhou Yu (周瑜), and others, confirming the literary-historical theme. The base mark reads 大清康熙年製 ('Made in the Kangxi period of the Great Qing'), but this is almost certainly spurious and should not be taken literally. Fakery check: the mark conflicts with the famille rose palette, which does not belong to true Kangxi-period production in this manner; the glaze is too even and fresh; the mouth and foot show limited convincing age wear; and the painting, while lively, lacks the refinement and patina expected of a 19th- or early 20th-century example. A word about copies.. in Chinese porcelain, especially figural famille rose vases with imperial or early marks, reproductions and revival pieces are extremely common, and one must assume later manufacture unless age is clearly proven.
此瓶看起来是一件现代中国装饰瓷，采用民国风格，借用了晚清至民国粉彩人物瓷的视觉语言。画面所题人物名可辨识出《三国演义》角色，如关羽、张飞、刘备、诸葛亮、姜维、孙权、周瑜等，说明其主题明确为三国人物故事。底款为“大清康熙年製”，但几乎可以肯定是寄托款，不应按真康熙官窑理解。伪作核查：此底款与粉彩设色体系本身就存在时代矛盾，因为这种粉彩面貌并不符合真正康熙朝同类器；釉面过于均匀新亮；口沿与足部缺乏令人信服的老化磨损；绘画虽热闹，但欠缺十九世纪或民国早期作品应有的笔意、层次与包浆。A word about copies.. 在中国瓷器领域，尤其是带帝王年款或早期断代暗示的人物粉彩瓶，仿品与复古制品极其常见，因此在没有明确老化证据前，应先按后仿看待。
Individual Images:
whole vase front
base of vase mark
side of vase figures
overhead mouth of vase
reverse of vase
other side of vase
Provenance:
No provenance documentation provided in the images.
Condition:
Good (visible surface grime and scattered wear; no major break seen in photos)
Identification Score: 92%
The form, famille rose palette, narrative figural decoration, and named inscriptions clearly identify this as a Chinese figural porcelain vase in Republic style, likely depicting Romance of the Three Kingdoms characters. Confidence is high in the category and subject, though less certain on precise workshop and date.
从器形、粉彩设色、叙事性人物装饰以及题写人名来看，可以较明确地判断这是一件中国人物题材瓷瓶，风格近民国样式，且大概率表现《三国演义》人物。对类别与题材判断把握较高，但对具体作坊与精确年代仍无法完全确定。
Authenticity Score: 18%
The vase is unlikely to be of the period claimed by its mark. The underglaze blue base inscription 大清康熙年製 ('Made in the Kangxi period of the Great Qing') is almost certainly apocryphal. The enamels, glossy surface, controlled white body, and relatively unconvincing wear point to a modern decorative reproduction. Because Chinese marked figural vases are heavily reproduced, and the visible evidence does not prove significant age, the score remains low.
此瓶极不可能是底款所示的时代真品。青花底款“大清康熙年製”几乎可以确定为寄托款。其彩料、较亮的表面、洁白规整的胎釉状态，以及不够自然的磨损，都更符合现代装饰性仿制品特征。由于带款中国人物瓷瓶历来仿作极多，而现有图像并不足以证明其具备可靠老化特征，因此真实性评分较低。
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Keywords
Chinese porcelain vase, Republic style, famille rose, Three Kingdoms figures, figural vase, apocryphal Kangxi mark, decorative reproduction, China
中国瓷瓶, 民国风格, 粉彩, 三国人物, 人物瓶, 康熙寄托款, 装饰性仿品, 中国
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