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Posted 11 years ago

Gibbysgirl7
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Here are some close ups of the art on the dragon plate. Antique plate from my Great grandmother. Made in Japan. Someone thought it was a Chinese Dragon. Wondering if it is china???? How old?

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noob, 11 years ago
In general, the 'Made in Japan' stamp starts appearing after WW II.

The Chinese and Japanese both use dragons in decoration. Japanese plate -> Japanese dragon. You can tell because he has three sharp claws on each foot. The Chinese only allowed five clawed dragons for things associated with the emperor. (Of course there are many five-clawed impostors around.) Other Chinese dragons which aren't pretending to be imperial have four claws.
Gibbysgirl7, 11 years ago
Any idea what the plate would be worth?
noob, 11 years ago
You can go to eBay and search for 'japan dragon plate', and sort the listing by price high-to-low. There are plates which are similar (not identical) for less than $10. (And sorry to state the obvious: if an item has no bid then the market deems it's not even worth that price.)
Gibbysgirl7, 11 years ago
ThAt is what I surmised. Thanks for your help.

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