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Subject:DAIKOKU FIGURINE (PURE SILVER)
Posted By: TARA Sun, Jan 06, 2013 IP: 99.137.15.68 HI THERE, I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS SMALL SILVER FIGURINE. I POSTED ON AN EBAY DISCUSSION BOARDS AND I RECEIVED SOME HELP, THEY TOLD ME IS WAS THE GOD DAIKOKU AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS PURE SILVER ACCORDING TO THE MARKINGS AND THAT IT IS MADE BY "ZAO BI JU" OR MINISTRY OF MINT. I WONDERED WHAT THE MARKING OF 7 IN A SQUARE OR BOX, MEANS. ALSO, WHAT IS THE ITEM I HAVE? WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT WAS AN OPIUM WEIGHT, OTHERS DON'T THINK SO. IT WEIGHS ABOUT 102 GRAMS AND STANDS JUST OVER AN INCH TALL. I REALLY WONDER WHAT THIS ITEM WAS USED FOR, MAYBE IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE FIGURINE. 
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Subject:DAIKOKU FIGURINE (PURE SILVER)
Posted By: JeffGuy Sat, Jan 12, 2013 This is Japanese, not Chinese, so no relation to opium whatsoever. It is a 20th century decorative object. You should check with a silver test if you think it is silver; I've never seen that mark used to indicate Japanese silver purity; nor have I ever seen a pure 1000 japanese silver object (only 925, 950, sometimes 970). Pure 1000 silver is very soft and not practical.
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