Chinese silver open salts?

[sebastian4743]

Not sure if this is Chinese. Would appreciate any help. The mark underneath what does it mean?

[dognose]

It's Japanese. The mark on the underside is the Japanese equivalent of the European family crest.

Trev.

[sebastian4743]

Thanks Trev! How old might this object be? 1920s? Would be happy to hear your opinion.

[dognose]

Not a clue, I'm afraid.

Trev.

[dognose]

I have a book (somewhere!) that lists over 4,000 Japanese crests, I'll try and dig it out and see if there is a match.

Trev.

[sebastian4743]

Thank you Trever for your time!

[dognose]

Hi Sebastian,

I finally tracked down the book that I mentioned, but unfortunately I could not find a match in it.

Hopefully another member may have better resources.

Trev.

[sebastian4743]

OK, Trev. Again thank you for your time!

[RedMask]

No, sorry, this is definitely chinese, the symbol on the bottom - chinese happiness and longevity symbol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shou_(character)