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Subject:Japanese Samurai Pressed Metal Plates
Posted By: Dave Thu, Jan 18, 2007 IP: 86.42.166.226
Hi , Could someone please help me with these plates , they are pressed soft metal and I presume were exported from Japan ca1890-1900 ?

There are a number of symbols I would imagine have a message , as a wild uneducated guess could these have been produced as wedding gifts , perhaps capturing a traditional historic scene , or simply a fashionable Oriental item for the period within Europe ?

Imari type flowers , Samurai Warriors with bow and arrow and swords , the one on horseback has a small dragon's head upon his headress , a pentagram star symbol within a circle , fans , dragons perhaps water dragons ?? , ivy and other climbing flora .

Thanks in advance , Dave.



Subject:Japanese Samurai Pressed Metal Plates
Posted By: mike Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Size?
Convex or concave?
Picture of back?
Other examples?

Subject:Re: Japanese Samurai Pressed Metal Plates
Posted By: dave Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Thanks for your interest , here is more info !

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick132.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick144.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick142.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick136.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick134.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/2025dave/beswick135.jpg

These two plates/bowls measure almost 10" , they are made of metal which shines a silver color when scratched hard , one plate is split and the gilding is mostly worn away , the metal bends quite easily and will bend back without splitting , it is not magnetic !

The reverse has a shiny silver finish with I think brush stroke marks , there is some green oxidization though I am not sure if this was left within a cleaning liquid when used .

Black appears to be applied over the gilt decoration .

Plates are quite heavy at just over 550 grms , the one in better condition is 25 grms heavier .

The design is very proud and they are concave , I suppose they are almost bowls !



Subject:Re: Re: Japanese Samurai Pressed Metal Plates
Posted By: dave Fri, Jan 19, 2007
Sorry , I can not put more links or pictures in for some reason , the links above however will copy paste and direct you to more pictures , very sorry for this inconvenience , Dave.

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