<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor</a></p>
<p>乾隆 was a Qing Dynasty emperor,</p>
<p>年 means year</p>
<p>and 製 can mean manufacture</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=1&amp;wdqb=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=1&amp;wdqb=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD</a></p>
<p>Or, per google it can mean Qianlong year system</p>
<p><a href="https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;text=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD&amp;op=translate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;text=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD&amp;op=translate</a></p>
<p>so, either way,  I'm assuming that means sometime between 1735-1796</p>

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<p>Large and very fine ivory chess set that I inherited in 1965.  The major pieces are 8 inches tall.  I am enclosing photo of the inlaid mother of pearl chop marks on the bottom of these pieces......Is it possible to translate and identify the maker and age of the chess set?</p>
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mother of pearl chop marks on underside of large ivory chess pieces (Characters identified: 乾隆年製)
# mother of pearl chop marks on underside of large ivory chess pieces (Characters identified: 乾隆年製)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-24)

Large and very fine ivory chess set that I inherited in 1965. The major pieces are 8 inches tall. I am enclosing photo of the inlaid mother of pearl chop marks on the bottom of these pieces......Is it possible to translate and identify the maker and age of the chess set?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-02. Score: 1

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor>

乾隆 was a Qing Dynasty emperor,

年 means year

and 製 can mean manufacture

<https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=1&wdqb=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD>

Or, per google it can mean Qianlong year system

<https://translate.google.com/?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%E5%B9%B4%E8%A3%BD&op=translate>

so, either way, I'm assuming that means sometime between 1735-1796

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> **username_0**: thank you for the informed response . most useful and greatly appreciated  

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