Chinese Marks on old Porringer?

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MatthewT
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Chinese Marks on old Porringer?

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Picked up this old porringer (quite heavy) with these small Chinese characters on the underside of the handle.
Can anybody help with these marks?Image
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These are traditional Chinese characters, or kanji in Japanese. The image of the marks is actually upside down. The marks say "宮本" (likely maker's name or monogram written from top to bottom) and "銀純" (pure silver written from left to right). To me, "宮本" actually sounds Japanese, so this may have a Japanese origin. But other than that, I couldn't tell you more. Hope this helps.
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Japanese silverware. The maker's name is "宫本", and the other mark "純銀" means that it is made of pure silver, probably of higher grade than 925.
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Belatedly
The mark is the mark of MIYAMOTO-SHOKO 宮本 ミヤモト ショコ
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