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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gckimm, post: 9737121, member: 83519&quot;]Marote is correct: 永乐 (&quot;eternal happiness&quot;).&nbsp; While these characters are the same as those for the reign of the Chinese Yongle Emperor, they are not here a real reign mark.&nbsp; Reign marks include other characters, such as &quot;year&quot; and &quot;made.&quot;&nbsp; Also, the second character, <i>le</i>, is in simplified form, not traditional form, indicating that this was made in modern times. It could be the artist&#039;s name (just by coincidence the same as the name of the Yongle reign) or it could be an expression of the artist&#039;s wish for &quot;eternal happiness.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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