Featured Meiji silver with obscure mark? Help!!

This has been in the family for generations. Googled around and to my untrained eye it kinda looks like meiji silver. Hammered and with what seems to be so-called double walls. But the hallmark.. super small and seems obscured and hard to deciphre. But you tell me! Any help or clues will be appreciated! The bowl itself is 27 cm diametre. If its pure silver i dont know, but it certainly contains significant amounts of silver.)

 

japanese meiji silver mark

looks as nice as any of em !!!

 

Wow ! Thats a stunning bowl .

 

I think you nailed it. I found servingware today that kinda-sorta looked like silver. It was all restaurant silverplate from...taiwan and Japan.(sigh) At least of us hit something.

 

Remember learning about that design motif from Antique Road Show... Dragons chasing flaming pearl. Symbolizing the eternal pursuit of wisdom.

Debora

 

I thought the dragons chasing the Pearl were found more on Chinese things. Every once in a blue moon there’s a piece where the dragon actually get the Pearl. I had one once.

The raised silver work is found more on Japanese things though I believe. Wonderful looking bowl! You should post more photos of it!

 

Not a clue about the mark.....just enhanced a bit and the green is inverted..... almost looks like it could be a 1942 date at the bottom where the red arrow is......or not.....



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It is Buddhist in general, but found more in China, the Himalayas and Japan.

It never lasts long, because there are always other dragons around.

 

Never heard about that before! Intriguing! Thank you so much!!

 

Thank your for that! Yes, that flaming pearl seems to have Chinese origins.

 

1942.. i see it. You have very good eyes Aquitaine! However consider how incredibly minute those digits are. The two hallmarks are approx 6x3 millimeters each. That means those digits in "1942" are perhaps 0.3 millimeters tall or less.

 

IMHO-Agree,Poss Meiji (or later) Japanese copy of a Chinese piece.

 

Asian silver expert is coming.
This is made by famouse Chinese silversmith(涂茂兴 Tumaoxing) in 九江(JiuJiang), Jiangxi Province, China.
The silversmith is active between 1890-1950. Their product is mainly focused on domestic China that's why they dont carry 90 mark.

 

the expert , is a little late for 3oob ...!

about 26 months late...

I hope others will benefit !

 

Hi Asian, good to see you again. And excellent information, as always.

 

I'm sure someone will.
Always good to have valuable information out there. Especially in this age of misinformation.

 

Thank you so much @Asian Fever for sharing your knowledge with Us.
It's a big deal when we're graced by the presence of an Asian expert here.
I truly wish more would visit from other dedicated Asian Arts Forums related to ceramics,paintings & prints and metals.
It's puzzling to me why they don't.

 

Hello, @Asian Fever ! It's good to see one of your posts again.