I'm being followed? :nailbiting:
lol,, Yes, I just did figure that out...
pfft gratitude.... can't buy milk and bread with that... lol
Not bad, shouldn't be hard to sell them for a profit, if that is what you intend to do.
If it is silver or silver plate, then it would have a maker mark. Show an in focus closeup photo of that so we can narrow down the maker and...
I just have an interest in art. I recall seeing the staircase long ago, so just thought I'd look through the tiles donated to see if it was...
Only the Imperial Dragon has five toes in Chinese mythology, all other Chinese dragons have four. Originally, the only place a 5-toed dragon...
The reason I had doubts for it being cloisonne was that the divisions shown on item in question are varying widths in the same line and no joins...
Many vases and urns have been Many vases and urns have been converted into lamp bases. Perhaps underneath the metal plate shown in your photo...
lol Where are my riches then? And my groupies....?
Based on this close up, I'd say it is more likely champleve, as the borders appear to be all one continuous piece, and vary in width. whereas...
松風 Matsukaze The characters do fit. I actually had this an option for a possible translation but lack confidence in myself to put it forward....
The writing being Chinese or Japanese in this instance appears to use the same Kanji, though their translation differs. Handwritten kanji is...
年製 - Year 乾隆 - Qianlong
I do know that tile appears in Jorge Selaron's work "Selaron Staircase" in Rio de Janeiro. Over time as he continued to work on the staircase, he...
Just be cautious on the off-chance it is lead-based paint.
谷九 谷口造
I believe the orientation should be like this image I'm including. [IMG] [IMG] Horyig is explained in the name, hor means Mongolian and yig means...
That one is a Xuande Deming Incense Burner. 年宣大契德明
Okay, found it... Well, I should say, I believe I've found it. Excerpt from Wikipedia. The vertical Phags-pa script is known as horyig...
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