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Please Help!!

Can anyone tell me what this is and maybe what translation is on back??

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It's a pillow.  New, a dime a dozen - compared to vintage, let alone antique.

 

Calligraphy is probably something auspicious - the unpainted, impress is probably the factory.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

The foolishness of one's actions or words is determined by the number of witnesses.

Perhaps if Brains were described as an APP, many people would use them more often.

Respect, like money, is only of 'worth' when it is earned - with all due respect, it can not be ordained, legislated or coerced. Anonymous
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Thank you, it was my grandparents and they have had it since before I was born, 1969.
How can you tell how old??
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@rmfkmd143 wrote:
Thank you, it was my grandparents and they have had it since before I was born, 1969.
How can you tell how old??

How to tell how old?  Well, the transfer decal decoration.  The large hole in the bottom.  The shape. 

 

Do a google image search for antique porcelain pillow - most of what you will see are copies.  The small rectangular blocks were opium pillows.  The cat pillows were Tzu Chou.  There were pillows that were made of leather and were boxes for merchants to keep records and valuables. 

 

I don't know all that much about the pillows - they can be a study in themselves.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

The foolishness of one's actions or words is determined by the number of witnesses.

Perhaps if Brains were described as an APP, many people would use them more often.

Respect, like money, is only of 'worth' when it is earned - with all due respect, it can not be ordained, legislated or coerced. Anonymous
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