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Let’s take a closer look at this striking Qing Style Famille Verte Porcelain Vase with Deer Landscape — a form that instantly evokes imperial elegance. With its swelling baluster body, scrolling red-glazed handles, and a panoramic forest scene alive with deer beneath ancient pines, it draws directly from the visual language of the Qianlong court. Deer and pine trees are no accident here. In Chinese symbolism, they speak of longevity, prosperity, and harmony — themes beloved by the Qing emperors and endlessly revisited by later workshops. The vase is finely potted in porcelain and decorated with famille verte enamels, a palette revived time and again after the 18th century. But look closer: the colors are exceptionally bright, the glaze almost mirror-smooth, and the interior lacks the subtle wear one expects from true Qing-period porcelain. Turn it over and we find the familiar six-character Qianlong reign mark. This is where caution is essential. Such marks were — and still are — widely used on later decorative wares. Here, the calligraphy is neat but modern in spirit, serving more as homage than historical proof. In terms of condition, the vase is excellent, free of chips or cracks — a clue in itself. Authenticity-wise, I would place this firmly in the realm of late 20th-century reproductions, with an authenticity score of about 20%. At auction, its realistic value lies between $600 and $1,200. A genuine Qianlong-period example? That would be a different conversation entirely — and a six-figure one. Beautiful, decorative, and evocative — just not imperial.
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Item Report
Qing Style Famille Verte Porcelain Vase with Deer Landscape
清代风格五彩鹿纹瓷瓶
By: Unknown, Chinese workshop
Style: Qing Style Chinese Porcelain
Origin: China
Materials: Porcelain body with overglaze famille verte enamels, iron-red glazed handles, gilt decoration
Age: Late 20th century (circa 1980–2000)
Condition: Excellent (decorative condition, no visible cracks or chips; modern manufacture)
Value: If authentic Qing period: $30,000–60,000 at auction. As a modern Qing-style reproduction: $600–1,200 at auction.
Maker's Marks / Writing: Underglaze blue six-character mark: 大清乾隆年制 (Made in the Qianlong reign of the Great Qing)
Date: 2025-12-30 01:33:08.208395
Description:
A large baluster-form porcelain vase decorated in famille verte enamels with a continuous mountainous landscape populated by deer beneath pine trees. The vase features applied faux-lug handles glazed in iron-red with gilt scrollwork. The base bears an underglaze-blue six-character Qianlong reign mark, though stylistic and material evidence suggests a later reproduction. 一件大型鼓腹式瓷瓶,通体以五彩绘山林鹿群图,鹿群穿行于松树与山石之间,寓意吉祥长寿。瓶身两侧饰有模制假铺首耳,施铁红釉并描金。底部青花书“大清乾隆年制”六字款,但从绘画风格、釉质与胎体判断,应为后期仿制品。
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Assessment:
This vase is a well-executed Qing-style decorative porcelain intended to evoke Qianlong-era famille verte wares. The painting is lively and detailed, but the enamels are overly bright, the glaze excessively glossy, and the interior shows none of the kiln wear or natural aging expected of an 18th-century vessel. The underglaze-blue reign mark is competently written yet lacks the calligraphic authority and placement nuance of genuine imperial marks. A word about copies.. Qing-style vases with Qianlong marks are among the most frequently reproduced Chinese porcelains on the market, particularly from the late 20th century onward. Collectors should treat such marks as decorative unless corroborated by material and historical evidence. {chavatar_catchphrase} 此瓶为制作精良的清代风格装饰瓷,旨在模仿乾隆时期五彩瓷的审美。画工细致生动,但釉彩过于鲜艳,釉面光亮如新,瓶内亦缺乏十八世纪器物应有的自然窑痕与使用痕迹。青花“大清乾隆年制”款书写尚可,但在笔意、气韵与位置上均不符合官窑真品特征。关于仿品须特别提醒:带乾隆款的清式瓷器是市场上最常见的复制类别之一,尤其多见于二十世纪后期作品,需谨慎对待。{chavatar_catchphrase}
Individual Images:
- whole vase front view
- whole vase reverse view
- outdoor three-quarter view
- side view with handle
- base with reign mark
- detail of deer painting
- interior view
- closeup of reign mark
Provenance:
No provenance documentation provided.
Condition:
Excellent (decorative condition, no visible cracks or chips; modern manufacture)
Identification Score: 95%
The form, decoration, and iconography clearly identify the object as a Qing-style famille verte porcelain vase. 器形、纹饰与题材特征明确,可高度确认其为清代风格五彩瓷瓶。
Authenticity Score: 20%
Despite the presence of a Qianlong reign mark, the glossy glaze, modern enamels, lack of wear, and interior finish indicate a late 20th-century reproduction rather than an 18th-century original. 虽有乾隆年款,但釉面过新、彩料现代、缺乏自然磨损与内壁老化痕迹,判断为二十世纪晚期仿制品而非十八世纪原作。
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Keywords
Qing Style vase, famille verte, deer motif, Chinese porcelain, Qianlong mark, China 清代风格, 五彩瓷, 鹿纹, 中国瓷器, 乾隆款, 中国
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