Copper candlesticks with Chinese marks, anyone able to read them?

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  1. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    HI folks,

    can anyone decipher this, please?

    Ta.

    W17B.jpg W17A.jpg W17C.jpg W17D.jpg
     
    Ownedbybear, Jan 20, 2019
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Mark pictures appear to be upside down. ;)
     
    Bakersgma, Jan 20, 2019
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  3. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    They look strange,what is the little "gold" dot?Looks like some type of copper alloy and not sure which.Photos are out of focus and can't see details.
     
    Hollyblue, Jan 20, 2019
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yep. Maybe Japanese?
    Not the upside down part, that came out wrong.:sorry::hilarious:
     
    Any Jewelry, Jan 20, 2019
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Could be, but I'm not that good. ;)
     
    Bakersgma, Jan 20, 2019
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  6. lpan9

    lpan9 Active Member

    Yes, upside down. Although these characters look same as Chinese, I believe it was made in Japan because Japanese contains some Chinese characters in it. Anyway, the characters just tell who made it.
     
    lpan9, Feb 9, 2019
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Thanks folks!
     
    Ownedbybear, Feb 10, 2019
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  8. lpan9

    lpan9 Active Member

    By the way, you should not take upside down pictures because if you write English on the stick base yourself, you clearly can tell where the top side and bottom side of these letters should be. Ha ha
     
    lpan9, Feb 10, 2019
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  9. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    These look Chinese. Maybe candelabra used in a temple or something. I've seen similar ones in Macao and Hong Kong. However, one character is half erased/misprinted leaving 中(something)出 then <佐> and, it seems to me, 意庍登錄. I just can't figure out the meaning of the 4 characters...
    But <佐> can also be a military position, an "aid" etc. in the Japanese navy I think, so, these could be Japanese... Maybe for ceremonial worship?
    Sorry I can't be of much help...
     
    JayBee, Feb 10, 2019
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  10. lpan9

    lpan9 Active Member

    Very good explanation. if you look at the reading direction of 中领出，we need to read as 錄登庍意。 出 is Japanese way to say 制
     
    lpan9, Feb 10, 2019
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  11. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    Correct! :)

     
    JayBee, Feb 10, 2019
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