Page 537 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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A  circa  1890  silver  cyma-form  filigree  card  case  carrying  the
            MK silver mark. While some might find it strange to find such
            an item in the MK inventory, the fact that M.K. had a reputation
            for  creating  ceremonial  objects  such  as  rosewater  sprinklers
            and  the  besamim  spice  box  indicates  that  it  is  highly  likely
            M.K. had a Jewish Chinese artisan silversmith creating them.

            Since silver filigree was an art that Jewish silversmiths practised, especially those that had come originally from
            Sassania [Iran] to Kaifeng, they would have come with this skill. Chinese silver filigree   work was continuous
            from the time Jews settled in Kaifeng in the Sung Dynasty until the early 20th century.
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