Rare and refined vase, made in China, "fanjiaoping" shape with angular shoulders, slender/curved body, short square neck, 4 sides. Handmade with a stamp marking. Creamy white porcelain, finely cracked, calligraphed with blue stamped characters, "Epitaph", this is a reproduction in Qing style, probably made between the 1950s and 1970s, in the spirit of pieces from the Qing imperial dynasty, with a so-called "Shunzhi" mark (apocryphal, for decorative purposes), marked 清順治年製 "Dà Qīng Shùnzhì Nián Zhì" "Great Qing Dynasty Reign name of Emperor Shunzhi (1644–1661) made during the year of the dog", later production. Similar to a poetic vase. 28.5cm in height, 15.5cm in maximum width, 8cm in depth. Very good overall condition, no accidents, slight tint from the cracking. Beautifully simple and elegant decorative object. Approximately 1.5kg.