✅ SOLVED Found this while detecting; Not metal

[bartholomewroberts]

I found this pottery[?] item while detecting wall street. This was a coal mining area here on Vancouver Island..There was a fair sized Chinatown adjacent to the mines.

Anyone have any ideas as to what it might be?

Many thanks

Micheal

 

[Robot]

Hi bartholomewroberts,
I believe these are Japanese Incense Holding Bowls.
Prior to the Japanese Interment Camps of the Second World War?

 

[bartholomewroberts]

Hi bartholomewroberts,
I believe these are Japanese Incense Holding Bowls.
Prior to the Japanese Interment Camps of the Second World War?

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There were no Japanese in the mining camps up here.. There were a lot of Chinese however..
These coal mines were extant in the latter part of the 19th century to very early 20th century

Many thanks

Micheal

 

[walkerr]

This thing was clearly used for some kind of rituals. The second photo looks like a candle holder.

 

[Joecoins]

It is Japanese pretty shure, I have a couple of good ideas. But how about a photo of the side view please?

 

[bartholomewroberts]

It is Japanese pretty shure, I have a couple of good ideas. But how about a photo of the side view please?

Thank you for all the effort to ID this.. Here is a side view

Micheal

 

[Joecoins]

Nice photo! I was thinking an oil diffuser or a oil lamp. Or part of an oil lamp.

 

[Joecoins]

The flower/ plant goes on top I think

 

[Joecoins]

An opium pipe bowl

 

[Joecoins]

This thing was clearly used for some kind of rituals. The second photo looks like a candle holder.

Id call it for ritual use alright . Lol (if indeed a pipe)

 

[bartholomewroberts]

You know..... that opium bowl hypothesis looks very good..... very good indeed

Many thanks

Micheal