Featured Help needed on Chinese /Japanese marks on tea pot

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Ray Matthews, Oct 26, 2020.

  1. Ray Matthews

    Ray Matthews New Member

    Hi I need help with these markings on a bone handled teapot maybe chines or Japanese
    Thanks Ray
     

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  2. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Ray!

    Welcome to Antiquers.:cat:
     
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  3. Ray Matthews

    Ray Matthews New Member

    Thanks
     
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  4. Ray Matthews

    Ray Matthews New Member

    Better picture of the marks
    Ray
     

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  5. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Very nice piece. Is it stamped with a silver mark or have you tested it? By the way, I'm not one of the silver people, I am just interested in your pot
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    yes...nice pot......

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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  8. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    It's lovely! :cat::joyful:
     
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  9. Ratsy Brown

    Ratsy Brown Well-Known Member

    It 'looks' like an ivory and silver Kyusu. More photos please especially of the handle
     
  10. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    WELCOME RAY !!! ... Joy. :)
     
  11. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Handle is almost certainly ivory. A bit of searching suggests that these are more likely to be Japanese than Chinese.
     
  12. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

  13. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hi Ray and WELCOME to ANTIQUERS!! And WOW!!! NICE teapot!! Not sure this is clear enough of the signature....OR even if I have the correct orientation..... HA! Someone will tell me if I don't!!

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  14. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Very lovely and quite valuable, of course you will not be able to tell folks the handle is ivory.
     
  15. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    You can tell me! I won't judge! But only if I get to keep the pot! :p
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome Ray. Your gorgeous silver teapot is definitely Japanese. I can't read the mark, but the shape of the pot, the type of dragon and the way the dragon is made are all very Japanese.
    Japanese silver is generally of a high fineness.

    This type of teapot is called a 'yokode kyusu'. Kyusu means teapot, yokode kyusu is a teapot with one handle on the side.
    The yokode kyusu is usually for brewing tea rather than pouring the finished tea, but this one looks too beautiful to be used for brewing only.
     
  17. Rec

    Rec Well-Known Member

    can you post an picture of the spout and inside the teapot?
     
  18. Ray Matthews

    Ray Matthews New Member

    Hi More picture of Teapot showing interior and handle thanks for all responses
     

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  19. Rec

    Rec Well-Known Member

    thanks for the extra pictures. I only can say the teapot is a modern piece, not antique
    I can't say anything about the ivory handle, i donno how to date ivory items
     
  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is antique ivory, and I have no reason to believe the teapot isn't antique.;)
    The fact that it is squeaky clean on the inside doesn't mean anything. The outside of the silver has a lovely natural old patina. The inside of the lid may have had some work done, but that doesn't mean it isn't antique.
     
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