Help with Chinese (?) brass items please

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  1. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    IMG_20220109_173153_resized_20220109_053716427.jpg IMG_20220109_173209_resized_20220109_053715839.jpg IMG_20220109_173300_resized_20220109_053715279.jpg IMG_20220109_173313_resized_20220109_053715031.jpg IMG_20220109_173426_resized_20220109_053713275.jpg IMG_20220109_173401_resized_20220109_053714141.jpg IMG_20220109_173409_resized_20220109_053713826.jpg IMG_20220109_173448_resized_20220109_053712969.jpg IMG_20220109_173534_resized_20220109_053711796.jpg IMG_20220109_173541_resized_20220109_053711579.jpg Hi, the following items are all brass, heavy for their size and I suspect Chinese - I'd be keen to know if anyone has any idea if they are antique, vintage or made yesterday.
    The first is 20cm high, 12cm across at widest point and has etched leaves on the neck - the shape of which you often see oh Kutani vases, and iion's head (?) handles.
    You can't see the claws on the stylised dragon, so hard to tell if Japanese or Chinese, but it does have a mon (?) shape that you often see on round Chinese cinnabar boxes.
    No makers mark.
    The second is 15cm high and 12cm across with some kind of applied bird and flowers also unsigned - I did find one identical on Australian EBay, but not much info.
    The third is an incensor/koro with a foo dog finial on the lid and elephant head handles and carved panels around the body, but I can't work out what any of them are. I found similar but better quality looking ones online - also unsigned. 12cm high and 10 across.
    Once again, thanks in advance for any info.
    PS - couldn't upload all the photos
     
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  2. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Any ideas at all?
     
  3. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Sorry, but all three look quite recent, and not particularly well made, imho. Others may have more insights.
     
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