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Chinese Ceramics & Antiques Discussion

Antique Chinese Ceramics => Chinese Ceramics Discussion => Topic started by: kardinalisimo on Mar 10, 2015, 13:14:03

Title: Shiwan Jar
Post by: kardinalisimo on Mar 10, 2015, 13:14:03
I know that a lot of those can be found in Northern America and British Columbia and they were used by the Chinese immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Do you think that this time frame is about right for this one? What do the characters read?
Thanks
Title: Re: Shiwan Jar
Post by: Stan on Mar 11, 2015, 08:10:05
Hi Kardinalisimo, nice jar the characters look like they are Japanese.
Title: Re: Shiwan Jar
Post by: peterp on Mar 11, 2015, 08:32:54
The mark reads either San Yi or Yi San. This is a glazed earthenware tea caddy. Probably late Qing dynasty.
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Title: Re: Shiwan Jar
Post by: Stan on Mar 11, 2015, 09:37:53
Just shows how much I know, I see a lot of the three slash marks on Japanese I think it means made, but apparently this is Chinese.
Title: Re: Shiwan Jar
Post by: peterp on Mar 11, 2015, 11:56:53
Stan, if "slash" means  ?, that is the character for the number three (3), both in Japanese and Chinese.
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