TREASURES FROM THE ORIENT..........UPDATED...FEB/25/10
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MANY CHINESE AND JAPANESE PEOPLE WORKED FOR THE MINES AND RAILROADS IN THIS COUNTRY. THEY HAD MANY TEMPORARY CAMPS NEAR THE MINES AND ALONG THE RAILWAYS. FROM THESE LONG ABANDONED CAMPS COME MANY OF THESE RELICS. BOTTLES, JUGS, SOYA SAUCES, TIGER WHISKYS, SNUFF, OPIUM BOTTLES & BURNERS, ETC.



ORIENTAL MASK.........JUN/13/10

ORIENTAL MASK, USED, I BELIEVE, IN PARADES AND/OR CEREMONIES.

LARGE, WOODEN CARVED, HAND PAINTED, ABOUT 13" HIGH BY 11 3/4" WIDE 

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COBALT MED.........JAN/31/10

ON FACE: CHINESE WRITINGS       ON BASE: T M

COBALT BLUE DRUG BOTTLE. 1 OZ., 3 1/4" HIGH.

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X-RATED SNUFF OR OPIUM......JAN/18/10

PAIR OF X-RATED HAND DRAWN SNUFF BOTTLES. OR, POSSIBLY CONTAINED OPIUM. HAND-HEWN FROM BONE OR IVORY. 2 7/8 " HIGH TO TOP OF SCOOP.

REVERSE S

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X-RATED SNUFF OR OPIUM......JAN/18/10

REVERSE SIDES OF ABOVE. SHOWING BOTH SCOOPS.

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GLASS TIGER WHISKY.......JAN/13/10

FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE

AQUA TIGER WHISKY. A VERY RARE GLASS EXAMPLE. MOST ARE POTTERY.

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WING LEE WAI........JAN/13/10

WINGLEEWAI / 4 GROUPED CHINESE SYMBOLS / 3 VERTICAL SYMBOLS    ON BASE: 2

EMERALD GREEN RING NECK PINT, TOOLED CROWN LIP, 9 3/

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WING LEE WAI........JAN/13/10

WINGLEEWAI / 4 GROUPED CHINESE SYMBOLS / 3 VERTICAL SYMBOLS

BLUE PINT, TOOLED CROWN LIP, 9 1/4" HIGH

 

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PORCELAIN SAUCE...........OCT/21/09

ON LABEL: CHINESE WRITINGS / CHU YEH CHING CHIEW / CHINESE WRITINGS / CHINA NATIONAL CEREALS, OILS AND FOODSTUFFS / IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION / TIENTSIN, CHINA   

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PORCELAIN SAUCE...........OCT/21/09

OPPOSITE SIDE OF LABEL.

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MILK GLASS LIQUOR.........OCT/21/09

FRONT LABEL: PICTORIAL TRADEMARK / KWEICHOW MOU-TAI CHIEW / CHINESE LANGUAGE IN BANNER / PRODUCE-PAPER TEAR-UNA / MOU TAI DISTILLERY / KWEICHOW, CHINA.     

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MILK GLASS LIQUOR.........OCT/21/09

REAR LABEL PHOTO OF ABOVE BOTTLE.

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SQUARE SOYA.........OCT/21/09

SQUARE SOYA SAUCE. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THE SQUARE ONE IS OLDER THAN THE ROUND ONE. HAS THE SAME FLAT TOP LIP AS THE TIGER WHISKYS FROM PANDORA STREET IN VICTORIA. THAT DUMP WAS 1860-

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TIGER WHISKY.......OCT/20/09

USUAL TIGER WHISKY, UNUSUAL BLUE/BLACK COLORING, FUNNEL MOUTH, 6 1/2" HIGH, 3 1/4" ACROSS BASE.

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LARGER POT........OCT/20/09

SHARP SHOULDERED POT, LARGE MOUTH, BROWN, NOT SURE WHAT THIS ONE HELD. 6 1/2" HIGH, 4 1/4" ACROSS BASE.

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GINGER............OCT/20/09

GINGER POT......6 SIDED..3 3/4" ACROSS BASE...5" HIGH

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BEAN POT........OCT/20/09

ROUND SHOULDERED BEAN POT, BROWN, 5 1/4" HIGH, 4 3/4" ACROSS BASE.

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BEAN POTS...........OCT/20/09

PAIR OF UNUSUAL COLOR BEAN POTS. CREAM WITH BLUE GLAZING.

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SOYA SAUCE......OCT/20/09

COMMON SOYA SAUCE, BROWN, POURING SPOUT, 5 1/4" HIGH, 5 1/8" ACROSS BASE.

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SHARP SHOULDER.......OCT/20/09

SMALL BEAN POT, BROWN, SHARP SHOULDERED, 4 1/8" HIGH, 3 5/8" ACROSS BASE.

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1860'S TIGER WHISKY........OCT/20/09

OLDER TIGER WHISKY, FLAT LIP NOT FUNNELED, 6 1/4" HIGH, 3 1/8" ACROSS BASE.

I DUG THIS ONE IN VICTORIA, B.C. IN AN 1860-70'S DUMP.

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BEAN POT........OCT/20/09

BEAN POT, BROWN GLAZE, ROUNDED SHOULDER, 4 3/8" HIGH, 4" ACROSS BASE.

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LARGE POT.........OCT/19/09

LARGE POT, POSSIBLY BEANS. HAS VERTICAL RIBS FROM LIP DOWN JUST PAST THE SHOULDER. THEN SMOOTH. BROWN COLOR, ABOUT 3 GALLON SIZE, 13 1/4" HIGH, ABOUT 9 1/2" WIDE AT WIDEST POI

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MASTER SOYA?..........OCT/19/09

I'M GUESSING AT THIS ONE. MAY NOT BE ORIENTAL.

BROWN, POURING SPOUT, DOUBLE EARED HANDLED, WITH WIRE HANDLE, CORK STOPPER, ONE GALLON SIZE, 9&quo

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BEAN CAKE...........OCT/17/09

BEAN CAKE / SANG YUEN CO. / 641 JACKSON ST. / SAN FRANCISCO / CAL.        ALL, AND MORE, ON PAPER LABEL.    REVERSE SIDE: SCHRAM /

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