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- Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:12 am
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Asian silver vase, need translation & id.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5949
Re: Asian silver vase, need translation & id.
The top two characters are "濟南" (Jinan, the capital city of Shangdong Province) from right to left, without any doubt. But aren't there 3 characters below that? It's "慶雲培" (Qing Yun Pei) instead of "慶雲" (Qing Yun). I tried to do some research for "Qing Yun Pei"...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:45 am
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Help apprciated with Asian mark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6441
Re: Help apprciated with Asian mark
Thanks for the greeting! Feel welcomed as a newbie. :-)oel wrote:Hi Markspirit,
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your contribution with extra information. Much appreciated.
Regards,
Peter
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:27 am
- Forum: Asia & Middle East - Single Image
- Topic: Chinese Hallmark on Set of 3 Bowls
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7978
Re: Chinese Hallmark on Set of 3 Bowls
Obviously the text is in Japanese language, not Chinese (despite it's also using Chinese charaters).
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:24 am
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Help apprciated with Asian mark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6441
Re: Help apprciated with Asian mark
Hi Fred, The mark to the left modern simplified Chinese characters for pure silver. The Chinese word "pure"when used as a precious metal mark, indicates a metal fineness that, up until 2015, was 995 or higher, but which has since legally been reduced to 990. The actual Chinese character f...