oriental vase, modern Chinese satsuma style

8" tall , don't even know if it's Japan or China , belongs to my niece who said it cost around £100 a few yrs ago now , I don't have a clue , are there any experts on this type of stuff on the forum  

I'm not an expert but have made various attempts to ID oriental pottery before. I'm pretty sure if you rotate the base picture 90 degrees clockwise then what becomes the top 2 characters means "China". The bottom two characters are probably the area / factory, but I can't help there.

Thanks Gareth , so at least it's chinese then ,

Yep, having just checked here: http://gotheborg.com/marks/index-china-marks.htm in CHINA (Zhong Guo Zhi Zao) section I think it may just say "China Made", in which case probably 1950's or so.

that's great Gareth , interesting link, Zhong appears as the bow and arrow .

all very useful stuff,nice one Gareth