Posted 10 years ago
surfdub66
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Found this today , a chinese mug & cover dating 1985~ 2000 , it is
5 1/2" high to top of lid ..
decorated in floral scroling patterns and 4 chinese marks around the mug matched on the lid..
they are Wan shou jiang decorations, meanings are-
Wan - Auspicious character meaning "innumerable", literary ten thousand.
shou- meaning "longevity".
Wu- meaning "no"
Jiang- meaning "border" together with wu as in wujiang meaning limitless .
I like this chinese ware and never seen one with a cover so had to be bought fof £1..
Thanx geo, mike, agh, & sean ;-)
Thanx racer, nutsabotas ;-)
Thanx all :-)
Hi PatSea, ive seen the pink one too !! Also in green !
Found the info on gothenbergs 20c chinese marks.. :-)
Its wonderful!
Hi patsea :-) I think the lids are to stop the bugs from going in the drink as china has a lot of insects floating around !! I think theyre cool and slightly different to the norm !!!! :-))
Thanks virginia.vintage & CindB for your loves :-))
Lids may have been to keep the tea hot as well. :)
Like the colors.
Your right Catherinescollections , thats another reason for a lid ;-) many thanks :-)
Sd
Thanks CindB for your love :-)
Wan-Auspicious character meaning innumerable, literary 'ten thousand'. Occurs in modern contemporary Chinese porcelain decorations. Probably 1985-2000.
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Shou-longevity . Shou-Auspicious character meaning 'longevity'. Occurs in modern contemporary Chinese porcelain decorations. Probably 1985-2000.
Wu Wu-Auspicious character meaning 'no', together with jiang as in wujiang meaning 'limitless'.
Jiang Jiang-Auspicious character meaning 'border', together with wu as in wujiang meaning 'limitless'.
10.000 is not 10,000 it is methaphor for endlessly see Matt.18:23. the bibical metaphor about forgivinfg 7x7etc
Many thanks again apostata !