Shansi Waist

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No. Ssw/1

 

Weight: 184 grams/5 taels

 

Date: 1902 A.D.

 

Inscriptions: 晉泰銀號/寅山

Jin Tai Silver Bank

Yin San

Notes:

 

寅 "Yin": The year of Zen Yin of the Celestial calendar (1902).

 

山 "San": Name of furnace

 

Collection of the webmaster

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No. Ssw/2

 

Weight: 195 grams/5+ taels

 

Date: N/A

 

Inscriptions: 天集慶/紋銀

 

Tien Ji Ching (Silver bank)

Wen Yin (Wave silver or Fine silver)

Notes:

 

Collection of Lisa and Dan

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No. Ssw/3

 

Weight: 5 taels

 

Date: 1910 A.D.

 

Inscriptions: 晉泰銀號/庚人

Jin Tai Silver Bank

Gan Zen

Notes:

 

庚 "Gan": The year of Gan Hsu of the Celestial calendar (1910).

 

人 "Zen": Name of furnace

 

Collection of Hu Chun Chung

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No. Ssw/4

 

Weight: 5 taels

 

Date: 1905 A.D.

 

Inscriptions: 晉泰銀號/乙尔

Jin Tai Silver Bank

Yi Er

Notes:

 

乙 "Yi": The year of Yi Sze of the Celestial calendar (1905).

 

尔 "Zen": Name of furnace

 

Collection of Hu Chun Chung                   

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No. Ssw/5

 

Weight: 5 taels

 

Date: 1903 A.D.

 

Inscriptions: 晉泰銀號/卯金刀

Jin Tai Silver Bank

Mao Gin Dao

Notes:

 

卯 "Yi": The year of Kuei Mao of the Celestial calendar (1903).

 

金 "Gin": Gold

 

刀 "Dao": Knife

 

The 3 characters "卯","金", "刀" constitute a last name "劉" (Liu), which imply the name of the smith who casts this piece.  

 

Collection of Hu Chun Chung          

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