SIGNED ORIENTAL TILE - FROM A TEMPLE?

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Found this at the thrift store today. Any idea what the characters say?
    Where is it from?
    Could it possibly be part of a temple?
    Thanks!

    COLLECTIBLE TILE CHINESE 1AA.JPG COLLECTIBLE TILE CHINESE 2AA.JPG COLLECTIBLE TILE CHINESE 3AA.JPG COLLECTIBLE TILE CHINESE 4AA.JPG
     
    journeymagazine, Dec 18, 2019
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Given craftsmanship, suspect it's a souvenir item.

    Debora
     
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    Debora, Dec 18, 2019
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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Appears to be a very crude interpretation of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Heaven

    300px-11_Temple_of_Heaven.jpg

    Here is "Temple of Heaven" in Simplified Chinese for comparison with the characters on your tile.

    90px-Tiantan_(Chinese_characters).png

    Debora
     
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  4. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Looks right
     
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    And, at the same time, so wrong!

    Debora
     
    Debora, Dec 19, 2019
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