06-26-2018 06:53 PM
I don't read Japanese, can anyone help me? The box measures about 8" long and the cranes are sterling I' m sure. Also, aprox age Meiji? Later? The greenish you see on the craneedges would be from the metals touching (brass/silver). Any help is greatly appreciated
06-27-2018 07:31 PM
Can anyone read Japanese? I know you are out there!
06-28-2018 08:32 PM
I'ts just two characters...Anyone? Jharv?
06-29-2018 07:54 PM
Sonoma, you live in CA. Why don't you take it to a Japanese restaurant, gallery or museum?
Patd
06-29-2018 09:44 PM
A good thought. There used to be quite a few on here that could read Japanese and Chinese. Is business that bad that they have all taken up jobs at restaurants and...?
Thanks.
06-30-2018 04:55 AM
they are just 2 kansii characters,unless you know the artist or the buyer looking for a particular artist,it really does not matter.
restauranteurs would not know,
06-30-2018 08:19 AM
That's not necessarily true. For some items it's true that buyers will find it, but for others it can make a huge difference.
True story I had a Chinese silver vase that I listed. It sold the first time (without listing the artists name) for around $120. Because I had a discrepancy with the global shipping program I had to relist it. By the time I relisted I had gotten a response to a post telling me the artist's name. I relisted with the same title except I included the English and Chinese characters for the artist's name. The second time it sold for $900. After that experience I always make an effort to figure out the mark.
Sonoma, I made a post asking about this for you on Asianart. Hopefully, it may get a response in the next day or so. I will post back here if it does.
06-30-2018 08:19 AM
So, they have no meaning at all? Just for fun, what do those two marks translate to? Thanks.
06-30-2018 08:35 AM
Thanks, that is what I was thinking given that it has the sterling overlay. Thanks for posting it on that other site!
06-30-2018 09:53 AM
these are KANSII CHARACTERs,they are his artist name,loosely meaning foturne and respect.'
Artist will choose a different name for trade and keep his personal name private/
there is Yahoo Japan,you may ask there ,
06-30-2018 10:52 AM
Thank you.
"they are his artist name,loosely meaning foturne and respect.'" But what is his artist name? The actual name, not what it means.
06-30-2018 11:34 AM - edited 06-30-2018 11:35 AM
@sonomabarn67 wrote:Thank you.
"they are his artist name,loosely meaning foturne and respect.'" But what is his artist name? The actual name, not what it means.
I think Casey is saying that these Kanji characters, in themselves, are not the artists's name and they only mean what they mean: Fortune. Respect. Next comes the problem of discovering what Japanese artist used them as his "signature" on this kind of work.
06-30-2018 06:10 PM
I understand that, but casey says: "they are his artist name, loosely meaning foturne and respect." I tried to search that and came up with nothing. I like that the name means "Fortune and respect". I guess my question really should be at this point "Who is the Japanese artist that signed his sterling/brass works ) fortune and respect?)"
I did come across a couple brass sterling overlaid items that had Japanese sigs that were actually names which is why I persist.
07-01-2018 07:26 PM
Not to worry, sold it today to a gentleman whose name translates to "happy may the fortune on this transaction be upon your house."
Thanks everyone for your help.
07-02-2018 05:02 AM
Sugoi!