<ul>
<li>Left: <strong>乾</strong></li>
<li>Right: <strong>隆</strong></li>
<li>Top: <strong>年</strong></li>
<li>Bottom: <strong>制</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>You read the characters as if you are standing at the center. The order is a bit funny because it's what people in antiquity do. It is read as <strong>乾隆年制</strong> -- &quot;<strong>Made in the year of Qian Long</strong>&quot;. Qian Long(乾隆) is an emperor of 清(Qing) dynasty.</p>
<p>It is a form of 篆書. You see a lot of such imprints in antiquities. Take a look at this:</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Pwn8o.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></p>
<p>it says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>年|乾|大</p>
<p>制|隆|清</p>
</blockquote>

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Wang Dingwei
<p>Can someone help me decipher these characters? These are on a small red vase with a small "wick" attached to the top.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rmyxb.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<translation>
Small Red Vase W/ Chinese on bottom?
# Small Red Vase W/ Chinese on bottom?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-24)

Can someone help me decipher these characters? These are on a small red vase with a small "wick" attached to the top.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rmyxb.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-25. Score: 4

* Left: **乾**
* Right: **隆**
* Top: **年**
* Bottom: **制**

You read the characters as if you are standing at the center. The order is a bit funny because it's what people in antiquity do. It is read as **乾隆年制** -- "**Made in the year of Qian Long**". Qian Long(乾隆) is an emperor of 清(Qing) dynasty.

It is a form of 篆書. You see a lot of such imprints in antiquities. Take a look at this:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Pwn8o.jpg)

it says:

> 年|乾|大
>
> 制|隆|清


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