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A multicolored diasper bottle

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: November 25, 2014, 05:36:02 am »

Dear David,
    I also think it looks like a good plain 19th C. bottle, but since we have a thread about modern Mongolian stone bottles, made near Shanghai for the Mongolian market and available in the mens' depts in department stores in Ulaanbaatar, according to Tom, who bought a few there  about 10 years ago, we accept that it is in fact a modern bottle made for use.
    Which I think is cool.
Best,
  Joey


Hi Giovanni,

I thought about your bottle some more and looked through some pictures some more...

I think it might be a good idea to hold on to it until Joey or some of the other expert visit you to let them feel it.

No matter how I look at it, it has a simple solid and strong beauty. If I imagine it is made from Jade or Chalcedony, I think it looks a lot like a 19th century plain polished slightly flattened ovoid body type bottle.

And if it has hardness of 7, I don't see 30 years of use can make those marks.

Just my 2 bronze cents from a very new not yet started collector that have no real experience in anything collecting yet...  Grin

Even if it is modern, I think the solidness fits your personality very well (please take that as a compliment).

Warm regards,
David
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