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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 145817, member: 106"]I picked this little (not quite 4") dish up today, because I thought it would force me to learn a little about Japanese and Chinese silver marks. Ha ha ha ... easier said than done <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> It is silvery-metal, hammered surface, and has two dragons in relief chasing each other around the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is Japanese.</p><p>There appears to be the character for silver within the mark on the top left ... but I can't find anything that resembles the other characters. Hopefully, I'm looking at it right-side-up. I also can't find how Japanese silver plate is marked.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone able to read the mark ... or any part of it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Cool thing I noticed while I was photographing it is that the long whiskers on the dragons actually sit up off of the surface of the dish (not sure this is easily seen in the third and fourth pic.) Un-cool thing was seeing how much dried up silver polish there is stuck in all the little recesses. The other un-cool thing is that something caused one of the feet to push up a 'bump' into the concave hammered surface of the dish (as if something heavy was stacked on top of it)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking at my pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39112[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39113[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39114[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39116[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 145817, member: 106"]I picked this little (not quite 4") dish up today, because I thought it would force me to learn a little about Japanese and Chinese silver marks. Ha ha ha ... easier said than done :) It is silvery-metal, hammered surface, and has two dragons in relief chasing each other around the rim. I think it is Japanese. There appears to be the character for silver within the mark on the top left ... but I can't find anything that resembles the other characters. Hopefully, I'm looking at it right-side-up. I also can't find how Japanese silver plate is marked. Anyone able to read the mark ... or any part of it? Cool thing I noticed while I was photographing it is that the long whiskers on the dragons actually sit up off of the surface of the dish (not sure this is easily seen in the third and fourth pic.) Un-cool thing was seeing how much dried up silver polish there is stuck in all the little recesses. The other un-cool thing is that something caused one of the feet to push up a 'bump' into the concave hammered surface of the dish (as if something heavy was stacked on top of it) Thanks for looking at my pics. [ATTACH=full]39112[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39113[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39114[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39116[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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