Asian Silver Holder

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    22569455-F3E5-44FA-BAE5-D8CCE3B2858E.jpeg 134B9C5D-075C-4086-90E0-35DC89EE32A3.jpeg 96196F2F-40FD-4E37-979D-F82252A305D4.jpeg 6AF12A3C-4785-48F8-A8EF-4660C45F5B85.jpeg Not sure if Chinese or Japanese. Also, any idea what is this supposed to hold?
     
    kardinalisimo, Aug 30, 2020
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  2. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    I imagine this would be Japanese, probably had a glass liner?
     
    blooey, Aug 30, 2020
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Nice, kard. Maybe Korean and to hold a (glass) teacup? A Korean take on a Russian teaglass holder? Korea has some Russian influence, the north borders on Russia.
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 31, 2020
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  4. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Chinese
    日日首     = First time every day
     
    Couch Potato Wannabe, Aug 31, 2020
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Tea for breakfast?
     
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  6. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Could be a fancy breakfast bowl. Some like this item originally held an internal glass bowl.
     
    Couch Potato Wannabe, Aug 31, 2020
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  7. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    Chinese. The pic with the characters is upside down. The two characters are 其昌, and stand together as a saying (chengyu) "五世其昌" (wǔ shì qí chāng) and it's used in weddings as good wishes, roughly meaning, "May your posterity be wealthy and prosperous after/over the next five generations."
     
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  8. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Chinese characters but I still say it's Japanese. Not too much Chinese deco-ish metal stuff out there and lots of Japanese.
     
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  9. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

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  10. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Nice...:) Funny how it still works the other way up.
    You are indeed correct though, many results show up for 其昌.
     
    Couch Potato Wannabe, Sep 1, 2020
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