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DU BIAN
            Yokohama
            circa 1880-1930























            This is a rare mark to come across and somewhat of a silversmith named Watanabe.  However this mark does
            appear in auction items described as Chinese Export Silver and in fact it is Japanese Meiji silver












































            A circa 1895-1900 bowl carrying the Du Bian silver mark. The high relief work of the dragon is the result of very
            deep repoussé work which Du Bian has chosen to hide behind a second skin interior bowl but in a manner one
            would never find in Chinese silver making. The form of this bowl is “kiku” [chrysanthemum].

            Images courtesy of Thomas Watson Auctioneers, Darlington, UK


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