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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 9587547, member: 76316&quot;]5 5/8&quot; diameter, ~1 1/8&quot; high, 3 1/8&quot; foot rim; ~7.2 oz.</p><p>The signature block doesn&#039;t look (to me...) like typically Japanese. Are any of you familiar with this style of signature?</p><p>Also high on my wishlist for information about this plate is its age...it was sold (~25 years ago) as early 19th C, pre-Meiji Japanese, by a Japanese seller I trust...but I sure would like some other opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 3 shapes on the backside are, I think, representations of bats.</p><p>Do any of you know what the shapes between the dragon&#039;s nose an&#039; the Phoenix tail represent?</p><p>Then there are those 4 claws...usually an indicator (absent others) of Chinese, or possibly Korean, origin. I&#039;m over my head here, an&#039; your comments an&#039; suggestions are eagerly sought, an&#039; most welcome.</p><p>Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]463590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463597[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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