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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sunday silence, post: 4251481, member: 6808&quot;]if you scroll about 80% of the way down he says &quot;specific advice is helpful such as a real mark should have five prongs...&quot; but says its only a clue. Also mentions that the mark should be dead center and also its size should be in proportion to the size of the vase. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://antique-marks.com/qianlong-porcelain-marks-on-vases-and-other-art-from-qianlong-period.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://antique-marks.com/qianlong-porcelain-marks-on-vases-and-other-art-from-qianlong-period.html" rel="nofollow">https://antique-marks.com/qianlong-porcelain-marks-on-vases-and-other-art-from-qianlong-period.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>this site about 1/3 of the way down also mentions the issue. Says &quot;A common mistake made in underglaze quianlong characters ..&quot; and mentions the three prong five prong thing. Then says &quot;this does not always signify authenticity.&quot; Making the entire passage unclear as to what is meant: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.igavelauctions.com/blog-posts/mark-and-period-an-introduction-to-chinese-qing-dynasty-porcelain-marks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.igavelauctions.com/blog-posts/mark-and-period-an-introduction-to-chinese-qing-dynasty-porcelain-marks" rel="nofollow">https://www.igavelauctions.com/blog-posts/mark-and-period-an-introduction-to-chinese-qing-dynasty-porcelain-marks</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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