GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER IRON RED MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

Magpies and prunus form the rebus Xishang meishao that may be translated as "happiness up to your eyebrows".
Magpies are auspicious birds and when a group of twelve birds are portrayed together, this augurs twelve wishes for the viewer.
A possible mirror image of this vase sold at Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2012, lot 65.