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Message:: [QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4331849, member: 18716"]The mark on the plate is odd, although it says 'Japan' it doesn't make sense translated in Japanese, it appears to be Chinese instead and it reads RONG HE JIN ZHI (made by Rong He Jin).  So they appear to be Chinese decorative items made in the Japanese style and unlikely to date earlier than the 1980's.  I found a few for sale on Chinese websites, prices were low. The Elephant box is by a Chinese company Wong Lee that made high quality decorative items in the older style.  They weren't exported to the West until the late 1990's, so are recent.  That said they are usually very well made using real hot cast bronze and traditionally fired ceramics.  I have have a few over the years, they made some very nice animal/bird figures in mixed bronze and ceramic too.  Due to the quality they do seem to have some value and I have always managed to sell them relatively easily even when identified correctly as modern. I don't have the Rong He mark in my database yet, are you ok for me to use your pic to add it in?  Many thanks.[/QUOTE]