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 Identification Help Beautiful Chrysanthemum Mug
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lisa Posts: 63 |
posted 06-04-2019 02:01 PM
  
My brother recently acquired this cup & has no idea what it is. I am not familiar with oriental sterling, so told him I would ask the experts. Any information would be extremely helpful. Hopefully, my photos show enough to make some kind  guess on the piece.  IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 06-04-2019 03:13 PM
I know nothing about Asian silver marks. So all that follows is just gut level thinking. It is a very beautiful cup. Someone who is familiar with East Asian script might recognize whether it is:
My guess is Chinese/Japanese. I believe there is not/was not an assay standard for marking Chinese silver..... So when marks are found they were what ever the maker/artisan/retailer wanted to convey. I'd start by trying to find someone who can conclusively ID the writing/language. Can they tell you what the script is saying? Getting a calibrated X-ray fluorescence test could also reveal something about the metal, its purity, trace elements. For example, if only copper and silver is found and there aren't significant other trace elements then the silver/copper it is most likely electrolytic refined silver; which could mean the silver/copper was made recently. quote: [This message has been edited by Scott Martin (edited 06-04-2019).] IP: Logged |
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asheland Posts: 935 |
posted 06-05-2019 09:54 AM
It _looks_ Chinese to me but that's all I can add. Likely 950 fine, it looks like solid silver. Nice find! IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-05-2019 12:51 PM
The two bottom left Chinese characters mean silver (yin). IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 06-05-2019 02:57 PM
Chinese Translations
noun
adjective
verb
[This message has been edited by Scott Martin (edited 06-05-2019).] IP: Logged |
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