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Subject:Re: translating the mark on a silver and jade Chinese bracelet
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Aug 05, 2015
Your image, as posted, shows the mark rotated 90-degrees to the left of normal reading position. When properly viewed, the mark reads from the top left across in two lines as "Xing Sheng Zu Yin" (θηθΆ³ι). Xing and Sheng can both be surnames, but as written, "Xing" would be the surname if such usage is meant in this case. Otherwise, "Xingsheng" read together is a verb meaning "To flourish". "Zu Yin" means "Pure Silver", but the term often is used euphemistically, as is the term "Jade" in China.
The fact that the mark is read from left to right would indicate that your bracelet probably is no older than the early 20th century.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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