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WAN-PAO
            Tsingtau [Qīngdǎo], Shandong Province
            circa 1900 -1914

















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            Tsingtau was the German romanisation of the city name Qīngdǎo. Not only was the maker a new discovery for
            me, but what makes Qīngdǎo interesting is that it was a German concession renamed Tsingtau from 1898-1914.
            Wan-Pao is equally unusual in as much as it was making silver in the high Chinese style, much of it specifically
            for the German market.

            The mark, however, is a rare one to find and this circa 1900 tall beaker with applied high relief swirling dragon is
            the only recent piece to surface.



















































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