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Subject:Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: albert Sun, Nov 06, 2016 IP: 81.57.200.186

Hi,
could you help me to identify this mark?
many Thanks



Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Nov 07, 2016

What it means is problematical without knowing whether it is Chinese, Japanese or Korean, which is indeterminable without clues that may be available in a complete view of the object, be it scroll, plaque, dish, tile or tattoo. In Chinese Mandarin, the two characters would read down as "Bright Jade" (guang yu), possibly a given name or reference (possibly metaphorical) to something in the subject matter.

Bill H.

Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: albert Fri, Nov 11, 2016

many thanks for your answer Bill. Here is a wiev of the okimono. I dont know the material and I was thinking it is japanese.

Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: albert Fri, Nov 11, 2016

many thanks for your answer Bill. Here is a wiev of the okimono. I dont know the material and I was thinking it is japanese.



Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: albert Fri, Nov 11, 2016

many thanks for your answer Bill. Here is a wiev of the okimono. I dont know the material and I was thinking it is japanese.



Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: Guy Sat, Nov 12, 2016

Japanese Meiji era okimono of a fisherman struggling with an eel (here as a representation of a kappa or water kami?), most probably carved in ivory and signed 'Kôgyoku' (光玉). Kôgyoku was a well known Meiji ivory carver.

Guy.

Subject:Re: Help identifying this mark please
Posted By: albert Tue, Nov 15, 2016

many thanks Guy for your answer.


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