<p>It's 大明宣德年制（製) meaning &quot;made in the years of 宣德 of the Ming dynasty&quot;.</p>

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2022-02-27T07:24:17.500Z
Is what I read exactly.
John Frazer
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2022-02-28T15:14:43.113Z
if it is really 大明宣德年制（製), oh boy, that's a lot of money
Archeosudoerus
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<p>Context. The porcelain is a large moon flat vase, from a private collection. The calligraphy is located inside a white rectangle, parallel to the mouth lip. The calligraphy is formed by 6 blue characters. I am sure that I correctly identified 5 of them. I am not sure of characters number 5 and 6, on the left side<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TQbPj.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TQbPj.jpg" alt="Characters ordered" /></a>. I am not sure if due to the period of time they were made should they be read as they are 究旱徳宣明大, or in the modern way: 大明宣徳旱究. May be is a Ming Dynasty period vase. Please find attached some pictures and information.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jFh8Z.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jFh8Z.jpg" alt="Six blues characters numbered 1 to 6 from right to left" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UW7eS.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UW7eS.jpg" alt="Large Moon Flat Vase Main View" /></a></p>

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I need to identify two characters in a Blue-White Porcelain Calligraphy
# I need to identify two characters in a Blue-White Porcelain Calligraphy

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-26)

Context. The porcelain is a large moon flat vase, from a private collection. The calligraphy is located inside a white rectangle, parallel to the mouth lip. The calligraphy is formed by 6 blue characters. I am sure that I correctly identified 5 of them. I am not sure of characters number 5 and 6, on the left side[![Characters ordered](https://i.sstatic.net/TQbPj.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TQbPj.jpg). I am not sure if due to the period of time they were made should they be read as they are 究旱徳宣明大, or in the modern way: 大明宣徳旱究. May be is a Ming Dynasty period vase. Please find attached some pictures and information.[![Six blues characters numbered 1 to 6 from right to left](https://i.sstatic.net/jFh8Z.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/jFh8Z.jpg)

[![Large Moon Flat Vase Main View](https://i.sstatic.net/UW7eS.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UW7eS.jpg)

**Tags:** character-identification, calligraphy


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It's 大明宣德年制（製) meaning "made in the years of 宣德 of the Ming dynasty".

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Is what I read exactly.  
> **username_3**: if it is really 大明宣德年制（製), oh boy, that's a lot of money  

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