Japanese "Pure silver" is 950, I believe. I have some pieces of Chinese silver which is literally pure (999), so I could definitely believe that.
Just because something SAYS "pure silver" doesn't mean it IS pure silver...or even silver at all (found that out the hard way). That said, the...
When my grandmother was in a nursing home, the nurses who worked there still wore very traditional nursing uniforms (and this was only like 10...
Waists for women were generally a lot smaller back then. My grandmothers' and great-grandmothers' nyonya belts are all 30 inches and under. And...
Peranakan belts (usually made of silver, gold, or silver-plate) were worn by the men (but usually - women - or 'nyonyas') of the Peranakan Cina -...
Certainly looks like a Peranakan/nyonya "panel" belt, made out of individual panels or plates of silver. One of about four or five recognisable...
In my experience, abalone is darker than MOP.
It's a desk-caddy or desk-tidy/inkstand as you say. It's missing the pen-rest. And the inkwells. The "Fog" as you call it, is most likely...
This is part of a bunch of stuff I bought while on a trip to SE Asia recently. I was told it was silver, but honestly I have my doubts. They ARE...
I know such sets DO exist, I've seen photos, but they're among the tiny, tiny minority of mahjong sets. I've even seem some super luxurious ones...
I've seen loads of old mahjong sets. I've yet to see one made of the "forbidden material" as you call it...even though LOADS of people like to...
The cheap, crappy modern ones, yeah.
Thanks. According to one collector, it's from 1921, so it's 102 years old!
The individual tile-sets: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And all the tally-sticks, wind-indicators, dice, spare tiles, etc... [ATTACH]...
Picked this up while out window-shopping today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's about 100 years old, give-or-take,...
Second one looks like '9'. If it's English/British, then that would be 9-carat gold. I think it was a custom there to just strike the number onto...
That wasn't quite what I meant, but OK. I was thinking more of - how many sellers know what Peranakan-style porcelain looks like? How would they...
As far as I'm concerned, this is nyonyaware. It matches the style and colour palette and decorative themes/motifs of authentic pieces I've seen,...
I have seen other pieces of porcelain sold elsewhere (eBay, auctions of various kinds, etc) labeled as "peranakan" or 'nyonyaware', which look...
Well it's nice to find other people who can speak confidently about Peranakan culture - lord knows there aren't enough of us around.
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