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  1. Hello kid, your vase is made of molded resin based composition, probably in Italy within the last 80 years. You can see a similar vase here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/42020-pair-of-...
  2. Hello Piper, the mark is for the Qianlong Reign (1736 - 95) of the Qing Dynasty. The bottle is a modern reproduction, no precious material involved. This type of small bottle with the smaller spoon ...
  3. Hi, is this marked 'China' anywhere? Looks more like something you'd find in the Four Corners, from shape and decoration. Regards, JIm
  4. Hi Papa, very nice additions to your collection, this and the soapstone in the next post. This is the Chinese star god Shou with some of his attributes, the domed forehead, the child at his knee, and ...
  5. Hi breendy, the mark is for Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Reign (1736 - 1793). It reads top down and right to left: Great Qing Qianlong Period Make. This is a very popular mark for modern reproductions.
  6. Hi, that is an impressive lion! And good photography too. Translucent white is the hardest (for me) medium to capture detail. I notice that carver didn't leave any place to test for hardness. Regards,...
  7. Hi Lauran, the material is resin composition. The bubbles you see were formed when air was trapped as the liquid resin was poured into a mold that was first formed around a wax model. The fine detai...
  8. Hello Jay, there is a conflict in your title. Ming Dynasty extended from 1368 to 1644. The Qing Dynasty followed until 1911. I can't find a mark or signature on an enhanced and enlarged copy of your f...
  9. Hi vintage, your carving appears to be Quan Yin (Kannon in Japan), goddess of mercy, and by far the most popular female deity in the chinese pantheon. regards, Jim
  10. Hi, if you compare the casting quality of the mark with the decoration on your teapot you will see that it appears considerably more worn or corroded. It was made like that and is almost certainly a f...
  11. Hi Stillwater, not really strange. There have been numerous examples of Western portrayals in Asian porcelain and other art. In the 18th century, interest in Chinese porcelain made to special order w...
  12. Hi Jersey, Go here: http://gotheborg.com/marks/index_jap_marks.htm On the left select ‘Noritake’, scroll down to the first section ‘ Nipon – Noritake’, scroll down the to the sixth mark, #135, ...
  13. Hi, that's a Qing Dynasty mark for the Tongzhi reign, 1862 - 1874, a popular mark on modern pieces. Regards, Jim
  14. Thank you Lisa, Jim
  15. Hi, I have a set of three of these. The largest is 19 X 11 (all in inches), the next is 10.5 x 10.5 and the smallest is 10.5 x 7. The two smaller trays nest in the large one. The background is black...
  16. Hi Manikin, mustangtony, vetraio, and bratjdd, thanks very much for the kind review and best wishes to all, Jim
  17. Hi, BHock, no, very unlikely faked, made between 1947 and April 1952. Japanese and Chinese porcelains are not limited to things Asian. Regards, Jim
  18. Hi, Yohanna, the Chinese as early as the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD) had developed a gimbaled censer that would allow burning incense to be used on a moving conveyance (ship, cart, or the like) wit...
  19. Hi antiques, the mark on your modern pieces reads top down and right to left: 'Great Qing Gusngxu Period Make'. The Guangxu (Kuang-Hsu) reign extended from 1875 to 1908. Regards, Jim
  20. Hi, If you will add aol.com to my user name and send me an email, I will return additional information, more than I want to post here. Regards, Jim
  21. Hi yourgigi, just for fun, try this, regards, Jim http://www.japonisme-arts.com/items/796918/en1store.html
  22. Hi Songwriter, there are many spellings for this, one of which is Guanyin. This is the goddess of mercy in both Chinese and Japanese. If Chinese, the most common is Quan Yin, if Japanese, Kannon. Rega...
  23. Hi, for what it's worth, the symbol for Shou, Chinese star god of longevity is repeated on the robes three times; on both sides of the bottom front and on the right sleeve. This may indicate the figur...
  24. Hello, best guess is late Meiji (1868 - 1912), around the turn of the century. Regards, Jim
  25. Hi, this is Satsuma. The round cross in a circle on the top of the vase is the mon , or crest of the Shimazo clan, the daimyo (lords) of Satsuma province. The theme on the vase is of the popular godde...
  26. Forgive my ignorance Don, but is that perchance Simon in the fourth picture? No disrespect intended, Jim
  27. Hi toracat, apologies, I said 'papa', should have said 'toracat'. Mind was in neutral, Jim
  28. Hi papa, you're right on, it's a samurai battle helmet called a kabuto. You can check here to decide which clan you are belong to. Regards, Jim http://www.japanese-armor.com/japanese-helmets.shtml
  29. Hi, the mark 'Made in Occupied Japan' tells you tat they were made between 1947 and April, 1952. A few manufacturers didn't retool in April, so a slim chance they are as late as 1955. Maybe someone ca...
  30. Thank you dirrtydavve and pw-collector for the comments and thanks to everyone for the love. Best wishes to all, Jim
  31. Hi, this appears to be a very recent work, most of the older carving being done in dark wood. It may be intended as the popular Shou, one of the three Chinese Star Gods, often depicted holding a child...
  32. Hi, I ran across a Geisha in form much like yours today. If interested, you can go here and look at lot number 368. They simply refer to her as 'lady', but she is definitely Geisha. Regards, Jim ...
  33. Hi, the single figure is one of the three Chinese Star Gods, Shou-Hsing. He is the god of longevity, often shown with a pear or a crane, but here with some of his other attributes, a high domed fore...
  34. Hi the mark on the vase is for Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), Tongzhi Reign (1862 - 1874). The vase is late 20th century or 21st century and could be from anywhere. Regards, Jim
  35. Hi, before I wrote the comment I looked at several sites with Google. I thought it might be Ojibwa or from around the Great Lakes, but couldn't find anything like yours. Hopefully you will get a hit f...
  36. Hi Mike, really nice piece you have. I've seen a little (very little) combination wood and basket weave over the years, the price always quite high. Strictly a guess that it might be American Indian, ...
  37. Hi Lou, so the negative approach produces positive results? I wasn't about to check it out in person, the meter didn't seem to mind. Best wishes to you and thanks to nldionne and miederman for the lo...
  38. Hi blunderbuss, I don't know. Remember, you found some Happy Houligan pieces for me when I posted the other one. I looked at the ones you found, but couldn't link them to mine. There are similarities,...
  39. Hi, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Foundation operates a large historical museum and also has an online museum, They also have a shop (most museums do). I would bet this is souvenir from their ...
  40. Hi, glad you posted this. In comparing, your seams are tighter and the little flanges for the rod that holds the bell on mine were never drilled. You have two flanges 5 inches behind the bell, on the ...
  41. Hi Blunderbuss, thanks for your comment. I built five of these kits, all had some play in the triggers varying from .030” to .084” The slack didn’t affect the firing evolution but I didn’t like th...
  42. Hello, thanks to everyone for the love. Best wishes, Jim
  43. Hi, it looks modern and not in a typical Asian style. If there are markings on the base pictures might a great help to others familiar with this style. Regards, Jim
  44. Hi, this is Chinese, the right side of the mark reading a variant of Great Ming which the piece is not. The left side of the mark, if intended as a reign mark is not typical and could be a makers sign...
  45. Hi Russ, sorry, no ideas on the engraving, don't know why someone would do that, Regards, Jim
  46. Hi epson, I believe this is sheep bone, but it could be from any of a variety of animal bone used for carving. I am sure, however that it's bone, based on the surface striations which can be seen in ...
  47. Sorry, make that Hsuan, not Husan.
  48. Hello, your vase is bronze and claims, from the base mark to be Xuande. It reads from the top down and right to left: "Great Ming Husan Te (Xuande) Period Make". Xuande reign in the Ming Dynasty is 1...
  49. This is featured today in 'Learn more about ox bone carvings'. It isn't ox bone. Nor is the boat preceding it. They are both Japanese, pre WWII and made of cast or molded cellulose.
  50. Hi musikchoo, epson233, BELLIN68, Manikin, thanks for the love, Jim
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