Featured Chinese? Modern? Star-Shaped Enamel on Brass Tray

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by wlwhittier, Sep 3, 2026.

  1. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Flowers an' foliage on an 'Imperial' yellow ground; the back a uniformly an' finely mottled green. No cloisons, sits dead flat; the brass may be gold plated. The foot rim is ~2 5/8" diameter.
    I think it's new, but yet it faintly seems to have age, though no visible wear. What'cha think, folks? Thanks!

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  2. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Lovely, Robo sez:"Wireless cloisonné is known in Japanese as musen shippo.I had a piece by Ando years ago (sold cuz I was bored-dumb).
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    still bored ??? ... ( inside joke..:cool:)
     
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  4. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    When I get bored w/ pieces I should probably just hide them for a bit and then enjoy 'em again, freshens them up.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  6. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Nice piece. Good condition too. Whenever I find one they look like they have been crushed in a vice. They always seem to sell though regardless of condition
     
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  7. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Doesnt say made in china so pre 1900?
     
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  8. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Hmm...I wonder 'bout that. May have had a sticker, if somewhat contemporary.
    Any opinions, folks? Thanks!
     
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  9. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Yeah probably one of those foil stickers. The enamel underside looks like 1960s cloisonne items
     
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  10. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Kinda...but that fine speckled, specific green is unfamiliar, to me, anyway.
    I would very much like to know, with some accuracy, when it was made.
     
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  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    we as accurate as we can be........ but we're on the spectrum...:wacky::wacky::wacky:
     
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  12. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Verdad, hombre!
     
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  15. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    No se! Lo siento
     
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  16. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Good work, Komo...quite a range in those 3 sites. I'm leaning toward mine being fairly contemporary...mostly based on lack of visible wear.
    I can accept that without effort...on to the next challenge. Thanks!
     
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  17. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    That one is better than average quality. I don't know what the speckled glaze is called in enamel wares, but in porcelain, it is "powder" as in powder blue, also I've seen it in green and rose colours on porcelain. I think a Chinese invention, but copied by high end British porcelain factories (ie: Royal Worcester). Here's gotheborg: https://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/powderblue.shtml
     
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  18. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    That's it...in green. Thanks!
     
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