Set of Chinese Silver small Plates

[silversurf]

I think There are Chinese export But had question on making . Haven seen ones done by WH.

Also, Could they be silver plated ? if you can see the damage on the.
I am just not sure

Thank you

[davidross]

All marked Watanabe and jungin, same as bowl.

Don't see the damage ? on the ?

Or the dimensions or the weight?

[silversurf]

If you see the black spots by the face on two the whiskers are gone on 2 , well one whiskers.

9 cm x 9 cm and 31 Grams each .

No other hallmarks

[davidross]

I believe these were retailed by a curio shop in Yokohama.

Watanabe’s curio shop (渡邊美術店, literally translated, “Watanabe Fine Art Store”) was established in 1879 by WATANABE Chozo 渡邊長蔵　 in Sumiyoshi-cho, Yokohama; later it moved to 2 chome Bentendori, and was listed at that address in the 1920 Japan Trading Guidance (i.e., The Japan Trade Guide) published by Tsusho Kyokwai Teikoku.

If anything, the loss of the wire "whiskers" would suggest these pieces are sterling, which is usually much softer than silverplate. Impossible to determine, of course, from photos alone.

Regards,

David R

[silversurf]

Thank you David always for the great input .

[davidross]

You are very welcome, Silversurf.

Thank you for submitting images of Japanese marks not often seen.

Cheers,

David

[Jag]

Is it possible for Japanese items that are marked jungin to be silverplate? I assumed that the mark was reserved for high purity silver pieces. Is it more complicated than that?

[davidross]

It would be highly unlikely for a silverplated item to bear a jungin mark.

As far as I know, the Japanese never tried to pass off silverplate as pure silver by applying false marks, and the market for Japanese silver has not yet been flooded with spuriously marked fakes as have other markets.

Regards,

David R