You really should post photos of the entire item, from several angels, as some people can identify items by the design of the item. The mark is...
Oh cool.. Bats they are then. :)
Though the lined edges do have an oriental look to them, there were other old civilisations like romans and greeks who used various lined patterns...
The text is Seal Script, an ancient form of Chinese writing, though it is a little hard to make out the writing accurately enough for a...
Chinese 大清乾隆御製 The vase pictured below is “Gianlong Hyakusai Hyakuchomon Gourd Vase” (1736-1795) [IMG] Below Picture: "[China's most famous...
My guess would be the following Sanskrit mantra. [ATTACH][IMG]
In this situation, the use of the word coin here, is simply to facilitate the search algorithm in hopes of finding more of these in order to...
Unfortunately, I've not seen that particular pattern before. You could try using certain keywords in a google search such: 水月 Suigetsu 和傘 Wakasa...
I certainly would not describe it as a fake coin, as it is obviously the wrong size and is clearly not something intended to be passed off as...
Chinese and Japanese share many of the same characters (Kanji), since the two peoples were once one and had a shared singular language. 水月...
Yes, sorry about that. When I had posted the Kanji before, I did have the English translation with it, but accidentally wiped it all out somehow...
Can you tell if the frame is molded or carved? If molded you can often see on the back of the frame divets of left by bubbles.
No. it was fine, I just didn't read Dan's post properly.
Oh I see, you were solely after the frame information. My apologies, I can't help you there.
I've no idea what's it's worth, but here is some information backstory about it which may help yourself or others search for additional answers....
Greetings Karla, and welcome to the group. I'm please to see so many people taking an interest in the things of yesteryear. It is our heritage...
Some more examples [IMG][IMG][ATTACH]
Okay, I have an alternative option for you. Blue Orange Bi Color Ametrine Quartz Oval Briolette [ATTACH] The gemmologist needs only to find the...
The few facets this piece does have is what creates the reflection of colour you see from beneath the piece. The colours in this piece are in a...
Japanese Kanji translates as follows: 谷九 谷口造 Tanikaku Taniguchi
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