johnw Full Member Joined Nov 20, 2011 Messages 123 Reaction score 1 Golden Thread 0 Location boston mass Detector(s) used eagle eye Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Nov 23, 2011 Thread Owner #1 asian plate 7"shipwreck i cant find this anywhere do you know about it thank you john Attachments 006.webp 116.6 KB · Views: 692 009.webp 64.9 KB · Views: 682 006.webp 116.6 KB · Views: 685 009.webp 64.9 KB · Views: 676
allen_idaho Hero Member Joined Dec 4, 2007 Messages 809 Reaction score 114 Golden Thread 0 Location Culdesac, Idaho Nov 23, 2011 #2 Re: shipwreak It's definately Japanese in origin. And much later than the Edo period. During the Edo period, the kanji symbol looked like this: I would place your plate probably in the early 1900's. Maybe the Taisho period, around 1920 or later. Was it recovered from a shipwreck? Probably not. But you never know.
Re: shipwreak It's definately Japanese in origin. And much later than the Edo period. During the Edo period, the kanji symbol looked like this: I would place your plate probably in the early 1900's. Maybe the Taisho period, around 1920 or later. Was it recovered from a shipwreck? Probably not. But you never know.
Lanny in AB Gold Member Joined Apr 2, 2003 Messages 5,682 Reaction score 6,497 Golden Thread 0 Location Alberta Detector(s) used Various Minelabs(5000, 2100, X-Terra 705, Equinox 800, Gold Monster), Falcon MD20, Tesoro Sand Shark, Gold Bug Pro, Makro Gold Racer. Primary Interest: Prospecting Nov 27, 2011 #3 Re: shipwreak Cool item! All the best, Lanny