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Offline Anne E.B.

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Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« on: February 20, 2011, 04:04:20 PM »
Couldn't resist this little porcelain rabbit :bny:.  Its face looks almost human :fby:  I thought it was just a European chintz rabbit when I first spotted it (from a distance), but discovered it must be either Chinese or Japanese because of the characters printed on the base.  Any ideas as to where it came from/age/maker please?  The decoration is quite pretty with handpainted enamel decoration fired on. 
TIA ;D
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/DSCF1456.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/DSCF1457.jpg

I wasn't too sure which way up the characters should be read, so did two images.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/DSCF1459.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/DSCF1460.jpg
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 09:54:55 PM »
The second one is right,I'll see what I can find,don't recognise it at the moment
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 01:34:57 AM »
Got it,it says....yang chong wu chen nian zhi....which means Canton,'wu chen' year made,not so good with Chinese the last two characters on the left going down are year and 'made',the dates are either 1988 or 1928, ;D
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 08:11:28 PM »
Wow!  I am impressed!   :beer:  How on earth do you read that ???
Thank you so much Keith ;)
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 08:32:34 PM »
Keith your amazing, being able to read that !!  :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2011, 10:50:08 PM »
Awww isn't he sweet?  :bny:    (The bunny, not Keith! :pst: Well Keith might be too, I dunno.... >:D)
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 01:36:06 AM »
I'm a big fraud,I saw the exact mark on a cat with similar decor on a site called 'Gotheborg',can read bits of Japanese but only recognise a few Chinese characters,still have problems with English :czy:
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 03:25:31 AM »
Give yourself a *Pat-on-the-Back* keith!!!

WTG !! :love_hugs:
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 12:03:18 PM »
(Aww isn't he sweet: :bny: (The bunny not Keith  :pst: Well Keith might be too, I dunno... >:D))

Only if he's got a fluffy tail and furry ears  :hby: :fby: :bny:

Just realised that its the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. 
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Re: Oriental rabbit with mark on base
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 08:03:26 PM »
Got furry ears,don't know about the tail and if I pat myself on the back I'll probably do myself an injury :thd: ;D
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