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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Identifying Asian Notched Porcelain cobalt box

« on: February 10, 2014, 09:05:53 pm »

A serving dish for fish works for me.  The slot for the chopsticks makes sense. Thanks for the help. Chris

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Identifying Asian Notched Porcelain cobalt box

« on: February 10, 2014, 04:24:01 pm »

I really am more interested in what it would be used for, there has to be a reason that it has an opening or notch in the lid and base.

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Antique Questions Forum / Identifying Asian Notched Porcelain cobalt box

« on: February 10, 2014, 12:48:32 pm »

I am selling items from my friend's sister estate. She lived in Japan and Turkey. This cobalt blue box with lift off lid has an opening  or notch on the end with a corresponding notch on the lid. There is also an Asian mark on the base.  It measures 5 3/4"x 3 1/4" and is 2 1/4" deep. Anyone know what it is used for and where it comes from. Thanks

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin

« on: November 25, 2013, 05:14:53 pm »

The second listing on ebay looks like the one I have so thanks so  much for all your help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin

« on: November 24, 2013, 05:02:33 pm »

Mark, stamp or anything on the bottom ??  Pic of it please !!

The figure is 5" high and 4 1/2 " wide across the widest part. Attached is a picture of the bottom--I had a hard time getting a picture of the  mark on the bottom.

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Antique Questions Forum / Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin

« on: November 22, 2013, 09:34:50 am »

I am helping a friend sell his late sister's estate. The stuff has been in storage since 1989 and is mostly new in original boxes. His sister lived in Japan twice and in Turkey. Some of the items are Korean, Japanese besides Chinese. This particular figure is porcelain type of material with nice details such as hair ornament and earrings. She is playing a musical instrument that I believe is a type of zither called a Gugin or Gu Qin.