吉興 JiXing ( = YenJiXing 顏吉興, maker, based in 汕頭 Swatow/Shantou )
點銅 DianTong ( Although "Tong" alone means "copper", this term actually means "pewter"; some items made by JixXing are marked also in English so it's clear)
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- Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:32 am
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Help with oriental hallmarks please...
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- Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:34 pm
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Chinese opium pipe.
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Re: Chinese opium pipe.
Picture 2:
正銀白 ZhengYinBai
Although the word "Yin" indeed means "silver", I found an article in Mandarin showing the same mark and it indicates that the material is "white copper".
Picture 3:
廣東 GuangDong (location)
協益號 XieYiHao (maker)
正銀白 ZhengYinBai
Although the word "Yin" indeed means "silver", I found an article in Mandarin showing the same mark and it indicates that the material is "white copper".
Picture 3:
廣東 GuangDong (location)
協益號 XieYiHao (maker)
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:04 pm
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: need help on oriental hallmark
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Re: need help on oriental hallmark
You will need to turn your picture 90 degrees clockwise to read the texts.
The right one reads 票銀 (Piaoyin).
The left one reads 姚泉興(Yaoquanxing, a maker based in Chengdu, Sichuan).
There is an older post mentioning this maker:
http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=26817
The right one reads 票銀 (Piaoyin).
The left one reads 姚泉興(Yaoquanxing, a maker based in Chengdu, Sichuan).
There is an older post mentioning this maker:
http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=26817