It is available for purchase actually, but for an idiotic amount of money, especially for a resin product. GBP 1,799.99 Approximately US...
This Emperor is a match in style to your Empress. This one is an ivory 'coloured' resin statue. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
There would have been a second figure to go with this Empress originally, the that being the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. 清大 = Great Qing...
I'm glad to be of some help. I wish I could see the item in person, I'd bet I could make it out then. Oh well, all the best with it and do...
Sorry, but I just can't make out the characters well enough to read it. I'm confident the outer four are as I said them to be, but as for the...
You are of course correct, my bad, the only pewter I've had experience with has always contained lead. I wasn't aware 'pewter' covered an array...
Well, I can read the outer four characters but the inner ones I'd probably need a better lit photo which shows the contrast of the characters...
It looks like a stamp blank to me. A decorative sculpture which would have become an ink stamper had the underside been carved. 'I believe' I...
I would say it is not a Katana, though it could be the angle of the photo, it appears too short for that sword. It looks more like the smaller...
I'd love to translate it for you.... Can you please post a better photo though? It's very hard to see the characters clearly enough as it...
hehe, yes, but it is not speaking of the item itself, it speaks of the character being portrayed. outdated is not really applicable, but it is...
I feel as though I'm misreading something, so I decided to use Google Translate to see a breakdown. What I think 老髙記 is essentially referring to...
I'd love to translate the text on the bottom for you, but I can't see it clearly enough. Could you try a photo with better lighting to hopefully...
It certainly could be a modern repro - try looking for tell-tale signs of modern manufacturing techniques. That said, being a metal piece, if...
I'd need a better photo(s) of the script text around the sides to read them.
The bottom is 大明宣德年製 "Ming Xuande Years System" six characters. Essentially a date stamp. The Xuande Emperor was the fifth Emperor of the Ming...
I'm afraid I'm not as good at reading Calligraphy style Chinese or Calligraphy style Japanese. At times I can, if the brush strokes aren't too...
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Side Text 千年財富話魅力咸陽 = Millennium Wealth, Charm of Xianyang First coin is a Half Tael 秦始皇半兩錢 = Qin Shi Huang, Half a Tael 距今2350年歴史 = 2350 Years...
The design is from a coin, one of the earlier standardised currencies. 光緒元寶 = Guangxu Yuanbao Your medallion is not likely a real coin converted...
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