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Wendy, this vase is an example of a late 20th century or subsequent stab at Neoclassicism, maybe on the part of a Chinese factory, although it could be a Chinese blank that was decorated elsewhere in Asia. In any event, it's a purely decorative piece, with what looks like a transfer-printed motif that may have been colored by hand. The shop mark is rather weak but appears to consist of one large character on the left, perhaps read "Xiao," and two characters stacked on the right, "Shang" & possibly "Yue." I did a quick web search, using both the character forms and their transcribed variants. This produced hits on a number of people with the surname "Xiao Shangyue," but none of them had any apparent connections to porcelain-making.
Regards,
Bill H.
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