Featured Pair Late Meiji Japanese Silver Sake Warmers, Signed

In response to a single heart-wrenching request: @bosko69
These are tokkuri, used to warm sake prior to serving. They were made by Ichirakusai, who's signature an' seal are on the inner surface of their tomobako's cover (pic 2); the outer face states: Flower Hammer Finish, Pure Silver Wine Warmer, One Pair. A more complete description, courtesy of I. Nagy, will be in my very next post
Dimensions, etc. are as follows: Height overall ~130mm, height to rim ~94mm, major diameter ~53mm; each weigh ~112 grams.
These were among my uncle Leonard's bring-back hoard from ~7 years in MacArthur's GHQ era (August 1945 to early 1952). They were given to my Dad, his brother, who passed them to me. Thanks for lookin'!

 

those are just darling !!!!!

 

Yay-Bravo Whit-san,finally pullin' out the good stuff ! Thanks amigo.

 

Very nice. Think the top mark is a japanese 'jungin' hallmark which means 'pure silver'. They stopped using it c. 1920. Don't know how far back it goes though.

 

Fantastic things !

 

Thanks!
The "jungin" mark, which translates to "pure silver," was a common hallmark used on Japanese silver pieces produced during and shortly after the Meiji period...1868 - ~1920.

 

Good knowledge.

 

It's the same mark as the one on the silver ring boxes I posted on here a couple of years ago. It's the only Japanese silver mark I know. (Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone)

 

Haha...yer secret is safe.

 

Chinny-You just let everyone here know that you don't know everything !!!

 

You're the one that shouted it out

 

I'm takin' the 5th-I'm clammin'-up on what Chinny knows & aint familiarized wit !

 

You kids knock it off. If I have to stop this car...