Japanese spoon help
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:06 pm
I recently got this Japanese spoon and I am trying to get info on it. I see many pictures like it on the web but none exactly the same. I have found designs that appear to be very close but none have the same marking of "ASAHI" and "Tokyo" that appears near the base of this one. It is a Geisha girl and appears to be 950 silver.
Other spoons similar might say "Sterling" and "950" but seem to be missing the other two hallmarks. The design of some others I have seen vary ever so slightly in the flowers and face of the woman. Anyone have info on this spoon as to when it was made and who ASAHI is? I searched the name and see that there is a company with that name that you can buy silver bullion from but from what I am reading and seeing they don't make spoons now if they ever did. Sorry, the picture of the front is slightly cut off but it is a musical instrument. I can provide a better picture of the front if needed. Thanks for the help. Rob
Other spoons similar might say "Sterling" and "950" but seem to be missing the other two hallmarks. The design of some others I have seen vary ever so slightly in the flowers and face of the woman. Anyone have info on this spoon as to when it was made and who ASAHI is? I searched the name and see that there is a company with that name that you can buy silver bullion from but from what I am reading and seeing they don't make spoons now if they ever did. Sorry, the picture of the front is slightly cut off but it is a musical instrument. I can provide a better picture of the front if needed. Thanks for the help. Rob