Help ID Hallmarks, Japanese?

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Chiro
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Help ID Hallmarks, Japanese?

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First post from newbie here. Hope someone can provide some info on this sake set that I just acquired today at an estate sale. Thank you!

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Hi, indeed Japanese and I believe it reads;
純銀 pure silver.
The other mark could be a maker's/retailers mark unknown to me.
Congratulations, nice looking sake set made out of pure silver.


Peter

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Re: Help ID Hallmarks, Japanese?

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Thank you Peter.

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Any idea of age?
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The sake set is made in the Heisei period 1989-present


One of the characteristics of silverware in Japan is that it is tarnished. This is the spirit of Wabisabi — the beauty found in things being naturally shifted .

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宮本 - famous Miyamoto firm(Miyamoto-Shoko).
Look like 1970s - 80s.
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