Chinese Guangxu Mark Blue and White Figural Square Porcelain Vase清光绪款青花人物纹方瓶
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Here we have a handsome “Chinese Guangxu Mark Blue and White Figural Square Porcelain Vase” — a tall, architectural form with square sides rising to a trumpet mouth. Each panel tells a story: courtly ladies and scholars on a terrace on one side, armored warriors and banners on the other, like two scenes from a lost drama frozen in cobalt.
The Guangxu reign mark on the base situates this vase in the long shadow of the late Qing dynasty, though pieces like this were also reproduced into the Republic and even later, as collectors fell in love with their stately profile and narrative painting.
The body is a fine white porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue that’s even and cool in tone. The brushwork is neat and confident, but slightly more disciplined than the spirited Kangxi prototypes it emulates — a clue that we’re in the world of revival rather than origin.
Condition is very good: no obvious chips or cracks in the photos, only light soiling and a few firing specks to the unglazed base — the kinds of flaws connoisseurs forgive, and sometimes even expect.
On authenticity, I’d place this around 40 out of 100 — certainly Chinese, likely late Qing to Republic in style, but with some hallmarks of a later workshop piece. At auction, an accepted period example might bring $800–1,500; a later 20th-century reproduction more in the $150–300 range.
Either way, it’s a vase that doesn’t just hold flowers — it stages an entire play in blue and white.
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Item Report
Chinese Guangxu Mark Blue and White Figural Square Porcelain Vase
清光绪款青花人物纹方瓶
By:Unknown Jingdezhen kiln
Style:Late Qing / Republic blue and white, Guangxu mark
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Age:Circa 1900–1930 (Guangxu reign mark, likely late Qing to early Republic period)
Condition:Very good (minor wear and firing imperfections visible at foot, no obvious chips or cracks from photos)
Value:If period late Qing/early Republic: US$800–1,500 at auction; if later 20th-century reproduction: US$150–300
Maker's Marks / Writing:Underglaze blue four-character Guangxu reign mark (大清光绪年制) in a recessed square on the base.
Date:2025-12-16 14:12:50.061736
Description:
Tall square-shouldered porcelain vase with flared circular neck, each main side painted in underglaze cobalt blue with narrative scenes of scholars, ladies and attendants in pavilion and terrace settings above stylised rockwork. The neck is sparsely decorated with small bats. The base bears a four‑character underglaze blue Guangxu mark within a recessed square. The glaze is clean and bright, and the cobalt is even and slightly greyish‑blue, typical of later Qing to Republic wares.
一件高方形瓷瓶，方直瓶身，上承喇叭口圆颈。四面以青花绘人物故事图，一面为庭院楼阁、仕女及童子场景，另一面为营帐内武将与旗帜等情节，下方配以湖石、花草等装饰。颈部以几只小蝙蝠点缀。底为凹入方框，内书青花“光绪年制”四字楷书款。釉面洁白光亮，青花发色偏灰蓝，整体风格为晚清至民国时期瓷器特征。
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
A well-painted Chinese square-section blue and white porcelain vase bearing a Guangxu reign mark. The figural scenes are competently executed but slightly stiff, and the glaze and foot suggest a late Qing to early Republic manufacture rather than an earlier Kangxi prototype. The recessed square foot and neatly written four-character mark are consistent with commercially made Guangxu-marked wares from Jingdezhen. Collectible as a decorative and historical piece, with stronger interest if confirmed as circa 1900 rather than a mid–late 20th-century copy.
此件为中国青花方瓶，书“光绪年制”款，画工娴熟，人物场景构图饱满但略显板正，釉色洁白，胎质较致密，底足及款识风格与景德镇晚清至民国时期的官搭民烧器物相符。造型来源于康熙时期方瓶，但应为后仿款式。若经进一步实物鉴定确认为约1900年前后制品，则具一定历史与收藏价值；若为20世纪中后期仿品，则偏重装饰性。
Individual Images:
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Provenance:
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Condition:
Very good (minor wear and firing imperfections visible at foot, no obvious chips or cracks from photos)
Identification Score: 88%
Form, decoration, footrim, and Guangxu four-character mark clearly indicate a Chinese blue and white square vase of late Qing/Republic type; only exact dating within that range remains uncertain.
根据瓶形、青花人物画风、底足凹方、以及“光绪年制”四字款，可基本确定为中国景德镇晚清至民国时期青花方瓶。同类器物较多见，主要不确定在于具体年代的精确划分。
Authenticity Score: 40%
The piece is almost certainly Chinese and of the general period style, but the very clean glaze, sharp edges, and standardized, even cobalt suggest the possibility of a later 20th-century reproduction with Guangxu apocryphal mark. Without handling the body and glaze in person, I assume reproduction until proven otherwise. A word about fakes.. blue and white ‘Guangxu’ marked vases are heavily copied, so caution is essential.
该器物应为中国景德镇窑烧制无疑，但是否真正晚清光绪时期烧造存在疑问：釉面较为洁白平整，瓶角挺直利落，青花色泽均匀，整体略显“新气”。这些特征亦见于20世纪中后期仿光绪款器物。由于无法实物上手观察胎釉老化与窑痕，只能保守处理，假定为仿品的可能性较大。因此真实性评分偏低。“关于赝品需要说明的是……”青花光绪款瓷瓶在当今市场仿制极多，鉴定时必须格外谨慎。
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Keywords
Chinese, Guangxu mark, blue and white, square vase, late Qing, Republic period porcelain, figural decoration
中国, 光绪款, 青花, 方瓶, 晚清, 民国瓷, 人物纹
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