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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 6040088, member: 76316&quot;]Merry Christmas, and other seasonally appropriate greetings, to every one of you! I&#039;ve been so very fortunate to have stumbled on this site, and have learned many, many delightful things about my eclectic offerings. Thanks, y&#039;all!</p><p><br /></p><p>These spoons are different in a small, but I believe significant, detail: the tips of the handles show that one is about 3mm longer than the other, and it appears to have been intentionally formed so. Is this a traditional distinction, and if so, is it gender-based? Are they formal or special occasion utencils? </p><p><br /></p><p>The gold birds (cranes?) and stylized foliage/flowers are identical, as are the markings on the back; AG925, &amp; 03-5523 (pattern number?)...but I beg for help with the 3 Korean characters. I&#039;m vaguely aware that the Korean syllabary has been &#039;modernized&#039; fairly recently (post-1955?), and believe that these are of the newer form. I showed them to an elderly (85+) Korean gentleman a few years ago; he couldn&#039;t read them.</p><p>They are ~8 5/8&quot; long; the pair are ~3.9 oz troy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any illumination is grateful received, and promptly acknowledged. Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417876[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417877[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417878[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417879[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417880[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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