Early 20th Century Antimony Box from Japan | ||
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Posted 8 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I think that this Chinese, but elements remind me of Japan too - the design w/ the swallows, particularly. i think that this was made between 1905 and 1920. what do you think? can anyone read the Chinese/Japanese? i think it's silver-plate, but the piece w/ the dragon on it might be solid silver.
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thank you czech! great info and good eyes! thanks valentino!
And those grasping hands of the waves...Very beautiful detail.
thanks Deepseas! so this would be called 'a Japanese antimony box'.
I love it! I would have purchased it immediately and placed it on my Meiji Period Japanese desk.
thanks vintagelamp! it is a nice little box! i love so much japanese stuff!
I think the two characters might be “long life” ? (shou) and “good fortune” (fu). A great present for anyone celebrating their birthday.
Did you ever learn more on this box? I recently came across the same one and am totally in love, but can't find much on this exact one!
Hey, i have something similair. You still have it and know something more about yours ?
it's from Japan and made from antimony and probably the first half of the 20th c. not a whole lot more to know.
i think it is a type of fuku combination , it is probably KUN Reading native Japanese reading of a Chinese character), you need a bot for this , a part of the symbols means blessing
probably it is also means good luck, lot of luck, must be a nobrainer for a bot i have,not one
By the way, the characters are chinese
It means long life and happiness