They do look the same to me also, however, there is a lot of glare on the lid photo, can you resupply a new image so I may better see the...
Depending on the question at hand, such a lengthy response may have garnered a 'Best Answer' response, but this is so far off topic..... :facepalm:
In spud you should trust....
It resembles a hanging incense burner. The individual characters in Chinese translate as follows: 竺 = thick, deep. ancient name of India 記 = to...
The mark looks more like CM750... Isn't 750 a mark indicating a measure of 18k gold?
Well, there's also earlier form of Japanese and ancient Japanese which visually appears nothing like the modern day equivalents in many cases. So...
Feel free to ask anyone in general or tag in people, me even if you wish. I have a few means of deciphering much of the ancient and modern...
Early Yixing Purple Clay Pottery Purple Clay [Lihai Jingguan Guanyin Statue] Gu Pinju Style ~ Chuqing 谷品居 = Gu Pinju For sale on yahoo at the...
The top characters read 'to me' as 牙齿 - Tooth/Teeth. Not sure of the bottom character.
Good, neither was I, the link I posted outlines many alternatives to the hot pin method and gives various reasons why it should not be used.
There is a number of methods for testing for ivory. One you may hear about at some point in any antiques forum is the hot pin method. This runs...
I agree with Flipper. The base with a six-character mark of Kangxi within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1662-1722. There...
Very similar in style to the blue and white Japanese porcelain lidded rice bowls. Sometsuke "Sometsuke is a type of blue-and-white porcelain-ware...
I can't tell if your image is really the colour I see on my monitor here or if it is just some very warm coloured lighting. I would think it...
There's always someone willing to buck the trend. lol
The following image is of an artwork piece which used to be in the Robyn Buntin of Honolulu Gallery, until it closed. I am not suggesting they...
Here's the wikipedia entry. Pente is a strategy board game for two or more players, created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel, a dishwasher at Hideaway...
I posted this to another item, but it's relevant here also. Only the Imperial Dragon has five toes in Chinese mythology, all other Chinese...
That's good and I wasn't accusing you of doing anything wrong nor dishonest. I was merely pointing out that Justin hadn't done anything wrong nor...
It's not that uncommon, and hardly cause for concern. Many people may find it is not possible to retain their username across all social media,...
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