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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Chinese Bowl w/ Mark

« on: November 01, 2019, 01:30:57 am »

Yes, I would say so. Of course there were made lots of pieces with Tongzhi marks during the reign of his successor Guangxu and later, but these had rubber stamped marks and not hand written ones. Also the style is typical for Tongzhi period. So in this case I have no reason to believe that it is a later piece...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Chinese Bowl w/ Mark

« on: October 31, 2019, 07:54:39 am »

Hi, this is a Tongzhi reign mark (1862-74) and the style of the decoration looks fine for that period in my opinion...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Any one with Swedish ancestors out there !! Need opinions on this one !!

« on: April 03, 2019, 08:05:36 am »

This one is very close IMO: https://www.the-saleroom.com/it-it/auction-catalogues/staceys-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srsta10037/lot-ffc5a133-3227-45c6-9613-a456017035b6

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Any one with Swedish ancestors out there !! Need opinions on this one !!

« on: April 02, 2019, 01:36:13 am »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabar_(axe)

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Any one with Swedish ancestors out there !! Need opinions on this one !!

« on: April 02, 2019, 01:29:32 am »

These are usually heavily decorated. Here is an Indian example. I will try to find an even closer match.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84432/battle-axe-unknown/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Any one with Swedish ancestors out there !! Need opinions on this one !!

« on: April 01, 2019, 01:57:34 pm »

The Arabic letters are just on top of the birds. The inscription on the shaft means only that the shaft was made in Sweden.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Any one with Swedish ancestors out there !! Need opinions on this one !!

« on: April 01, 2019, 07:05:07 am »

Hi mart, weapons are not my area, but I see Arabic writing on the blade, also the shape and decoration belong to an Islamic country IMO. Could be Ottoman Empire, Persia, Northern India and so on. I guess the handle is a replacement.
Mat

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Japanese (Satsuma?) Plate Help - Unusual but foot rim shows age

« on: February 05, 2019, 08:38:12 am »

Hi, in my opinion this is Chinese porcelain imitating Japanese style, late 20th c. The black outlines appear to be printed.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Japenese Teapot Signed Mori Takeshi

« on: November 28, 2018, 12:25:36 pm »

This is the only Takeshi Mori I could find who seems to make pottery. A potter located in Japanese would hardly sign in Latin alphabet...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/cynaramori

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Chinese Bowl Character Signed

« on: November 27, 2018, 01:19:06 am »

Hi mart, thanks, I am fine, I hope you all too! Just a bit busy lately, but I check in here from time to time...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Chinese Bowl Character Signed

« on: November 26, 2018, 09:03:41 am »

"Dai Nippon Kutani Zo", Great Japan Kutani made. Kutani is a region where ceramics and porcelain in this style were and are made, not a maker. It should be from the Meiji period (1868-1912)...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Who or what is this?

« on: November 08, 2018, 02:53:49 am »

Hi, look at this link at Agyo from the Kofukiji temple, I think that might be your guy...
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/nio.shtml

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Mat,, can you read this ??

« on: August 28, 2018, 08:33:22 am »

Hi, sorry mart, I am not able to read that, but is Japanese... These seem to be Sushi plates, here are some on a Japanese page (and the prices are in Yen) : https://www.mercari.com/jp/search/?keyword=capishell . If the original poster needs more info, he can try this page: https://www.jref.com/forum/translations.201/ I see he (or she) thinks the dishes are from the 1940s-50s. From the look of the brochure and the style of the dishes I would think they are newer.... The only info on "Capishell" I found so far is " Capishell" It is a handicraft using seashell which is a byproduct of pearl farming which is a special product of Ise city." (automatic translation)

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: ID Chinese Vase

« on: July 05, 2018, 11:54:35 am »

It is Japanese Satsuma and was new back then. The mark is on Gotheborg, but without a translation. Look here under "recent additions": http://gotheborg.com/marks/satsuma.shtml

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Japanese Eggs

« on: June 20, 2018, 03:07:30 am »

Sorry for answering so late. The first reason why I believe these eggs to be Chinese is that I have not seen a genuine Japanese Satsuma egg so far. Maybe Satsuma eggs are in fact a Chinese invention? Besides that, the details of the decoration and the enamels used are all wrong for Japanese Satsuma, but often seen on Chinese pieces. Not all of the Chinese ones are marked, and some bear even fake Japanese marks on them...