Page 369 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

JU XING ZHENG JI
Shanghai
circa 1880-1920

Ju Xing was the name of the business, Zheng Ji was the additional name that denoted the branch of Ju Xing.

To date, not much is known about this mark other
than the fact it was responsible for creating this
incredible silver and parcel gilded pagoda.

A highly intricate piece of silversmithing. It
remains a mystery whether this is meant to be a
faithful copy of an actual pagoda or if it a fanciful
notion of one. Certainly, it is not the famous 9
storey Canton pagoda that guards the Bogue,
although it is uncannily similar architecture. There
is the seven storey Lung Wha pagoda, though, in
Shanghai – another traditional silver
manufacturing city, the pagoda roof curves most
like the silver version [below right: the Lunghua
pagoda, Shanghai].

Research continues into
solving the enigma of Ju
Xing Zheng Ji

Images courtesy of Halls Fine Art Auctioneers, UK

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