10th December 2022, 02:09 AM | #1 |
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CHINESE RICE CONTAINER??
Way out of my collecting theme but I rather liked it so it came home with me.
I believe that it is a Chinese Rice Container. Stands 60cm tall and is made of laquered paper mache, and bound with bamboo/rattan. Can someone please confirm my thinking, and also if possible please translate the script? May thanks in advance (Sorry the pics are not upright!) Stu |
10th December 2022, 09:29 AM | #2 |
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Are they not, Stu ? .
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10th December 2022, 12:59 PM | #4 |
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I am getting a Japanese vibe from this.
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10th December 2022, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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Pre 1945 there was very little difference between the two, if any, and the use of lacquered paper-mache is a very Japanese thing. A nice item to have in either case.
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10th December 2022, 10:45 PM | #7 |
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Ya rice container Chinese also Asian,Thai ...etc...
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11th December 2022, 12:56 AM | #8 |
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Any idea of translation?
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11th December 2022, 01:01 PM | #9 |
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Try the translation section here. http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/
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12th December 2022, 10:19 PM | #13 |
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It's Chinese indeed.
You will probably laugh at me, but it most likely says "long winding road". |
13th December 2022, 03:48 AM | #14 |
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Just an observation but this container doesn't look particularly rodent proof, which I find interesting.
It was surely not made for long term storage; or was it? |
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Point taken, but I understand that these were used for storage within the house rather than a storehouse. As has been mentioned by Peter Hudson above, they were also used thruout Asia and Thailand. In fact if one Googles Chinese rice storage pot, most references appear to be Thai. Mine of course has Chinese script so the assumption is that it is Chinese. Stu |
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13th December 2022, 01:11 PM | #16 |
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A very quick response from the guys at NMB. 錦繍前程 – Splendid prospect and using post war simplified Chinese, so a mainland produced item.
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