Japanese metal/mixed metal Oni tray

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by J Dagger, Mar 7, 2020.

  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    157C71FF-2740-4B6C-81B8-AFEFCBEE2090.jpeg 4BBB2943-5DDD-43C0-956D-E854BF333C43.jpeg 3A5894B1-0797-43E1-B1B4-1F2560283160.jpeg Picked this up today. Wanting to nail down era. Early 20th? Late 19th? More modern? Not signed anywhere I can tell. Try not to ask too many value based questions but wouldn’t mind some help here. Good ask price? I’ll probably end up keeping it but just in case I get the impulse to put it up I’d like to know.
    Spoon for scale since I had it laying there from same sale.
     
  2. CheersDears

    CheersDears Well-Known Member

    Wonderful, whatever it is ...
     
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  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Are you thinking it's silver and other metals? Is the Gorham/Crankshaw spoon demitasse or teaspoon size?

    ~Cheryl
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like a copper tray with plating.
     
  5. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I think maybe just a different finish on Oni. Not sure it’s actually different metals, mixed metal is just what the seller called it, that’s why I worded it metal/mixed metal because it doesn’t seem “mixed” to me. The spots of heavy wear you can see it seems to be all copper. Oni may have even been fully plated at one point and just worn down now. You can see the flowing fabric/tassels whatever they are are still partially “plated”.

    Spoon is teaspoon.
     
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  6. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Yup! Seller called it mixed but I think they were just throwing the term around.
     
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  7. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Oh yeh also does anyone know what’s in his hands and what the designs around him with a line and circles on the line are?
     
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  8. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

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    J Dagger Well-Known Member

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