Thank you. I did, but couldn’t find anything. I likewise came away from Google and ChatGPT empty handed. It COULD have been made by a Japanese...
Thanks so much.
Hello again. I’m pretty sure the attached plate is 19th century Japanese, but I cannot decipher what the Kanji mark says. Help, anyone? Best...
A more comprehensive blog: https://kenyap227.wixsite.com/my-site. This is pinned on my Facebook, which deals with Peranakan culture, in particular...
Oh no, sorry I’ll try again.
Sorry, I don’t know why the photos appear so many times. Please could the moderator delete the unnecessary ones.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello. Has anyone any idea what kind of glass this is? I had thought of Peking glass, but it is rather thin...
It’s Chinese, but the mark looks European (to me anyway) and not Chinese in the slightest.
I think it’s time to increase the admissible size for photos so that more detail can be seen.
Has anyone ever come across a mark like this on antique Chinese porcelain? It looks almost European to me.
Not far off from pewter then But just as beautiful as silver. Strange it doesn’t have that grey tone but rather a brassy, coppery hue.
It’s definitely not pewter. Pewter is much more grey in colour. Maybe silver plated? It’s a really nice piece. Congratulations.
This kind of belt buckle is Malay. Very beautiful.
I am not upset in the slightest for one and I hope you aren’t too. Sepuloh orang sepuloh macam (everyone is different)
But having said that it is also a fact that sometimes these narcissus bowls are included in Peranakan auctions and there is nothing to prevent...
It’s always a pleasure to. Yes, it’s just a narcissus bowl for the worldwide market. If I am not mistaken, the narcissus during Chinese New Year...
No, it’s not Peranakan
Precisely. The way the Willow pattern evolved is a good case in point
I study worldwide stuff as it is all connected in some way or other. 6 degrees of separation and all that :-) Tastes, styles, perception,...
Oh wow, that’s WONDERFUL! Thank you so much
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