Featured Chinese bronze hand warmer signed Help with signature

Hiya all,

Can anyone help with the signature please?

Thanks Steve

 

No idea what this is but I think your photo is upside down, it should be read this way
Last two character shoulb be 和齐 though, so not a name of studio or workshop

 

What does it read?

 

This did not help me. Maybe someone else will understand it.

 

it's very nice..

 

Google images says 'Ancient Northern Qi'. I would take that with a bucket full of salt though. Nice lump of bronze.

 

I like the carvings! Nice patina on the bronze too.

 

They are nice, but resin.

 

Imo likely a person's name, I'm 80% sure last two is 和齐 he2 qi2, sounds like a person'sname to me but cant figure out the first one. Assuming it would be the last name of the person, still no known last names close to it. No expert on those signs though

 

This site is where I based my reading on. Has thounds of modern Chinese and ancient Chinese convertion. No need to read the first one or two paragraphs, just scroll down
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/95241834

It may not be 100% match though, lots of variations

 

Lol yeah not resin, the real deal

 

Thank you