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I thought this looked Chinese to me although I am not entirely sure. Any idea on what the mark says? I am showing it in a few directions because I am also not sure the correct orientation. Thanks for any help.

The mark on your hand warmer looks like a maker's name.

張鳴岐 Zhang Ming Qi

Thanks for the input. When I type Zhang Ming Qi hand warmer on google it comes up with a Sotheby's auction for a ming artisan named Zhang Mingqi, it couldn't possibly be the same person right? It looks like it has some age, but I wouldn't think ming. Maybe its more recent with a counterfeit mark, or maybe it's just another artist with the same name?

Zhang Mingqi lived at the end of the Ming dynasty and was from Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. He is described as China's best known maker of metal handwarmers, according to the following bio: https://read01.com/L8d35.html

Yours is a contemporary imitation; several other examples with similar marks can be found for sale in Japan for $11-$28: http://aucfan.com/intro/q-~c4a5ccc4b4f4/

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