tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post8468382571248634073..comments2024-03-23T09:18:34.779-07:00Comments on RoadToParnassus: Chinese Brass Mystery ObjectParnassushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-86651572331666913502020-12-24T22:49:57.209-08:002020-12-24T22:49:57.209-08:00Hello Ur-spo, How mysterious--two of your comments...Hello Ur-spo, How mysterious--two of your comments were hidden in a folder which is rarely invoked and is titled "Awaiting Moderation" even though I should also have gotten an email alerting me of your comments. I guess that Blogger considers you immoderate. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-6711822536997408012020-12-24T22:47:44.804-08:002020-12-24T22:47:44.804-08:00Hello Ur-spo, For some reason Blogger placed your...Hello Ur-spo, For some reason Blogger placed your comment into a hidden folder instead of posting it! <br /><br />By now you know what the mystery object is, so it is too late to keep the speculation going! --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-41753562272192482022020-10-11T02:06:07.252-07:002020-10-11T02:06:07.252-07:00Hello rtc, Again, I apologize for responding to yo...Hello rtc, Again, I apologize for responding to your comment so late. Blogger often does not notify me of pending comments. Most of the beaches that I have seen here are rocky, but those are mostly on the north coast. I do not take many nature walks these days, going out mostly at night to avoid crowds (and heat), so I have not noticed the osmanthus flowers. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-1771651959772288232020-09-25T19:39:43.275-07:002020-09-25T19:39:43.275-07:00I just saw the sea of Taiwan from an airplane. I w...I just saw the sea of Taiwan from an airplane. I would like to walk on sand there.<br />桂花開了嗎?roughterrain cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394547924137198019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-44037263960397742452020-07-30T08:02:42.010-07:002020-07-30T08:02:42.010-07:00Hello Bazza, Congratulations, with your mention o...Hello Bazza, Congratulations, with your mention of calligraphy, you are essentially correct. However, instead of stretching the material over the frame, the frame was simply placed on the paper in order to align the written characters. <br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-4642553592578911472020-07-26T18:37:05.066-07:002020-07-26T18:37:05.066-07:00Drat! I thought I had posted my guess - which is n...Drat! I thought I had posted my guess - which is no guess: I don't know. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-80227421798487932212020-07-25T03:42:44.751-07:002020-07-25T03:42:44.751-07:00Hello rtc, You might be surprised to discover tha...Hello rtc, You might be surprised to discover that you have seen these before! --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-71913948387424135832020-07-25T03:35:14.396-07:002020-07-25T03:35:14.396-07:00I will come back again to comment on this one. 我沒看...I will come back again to comment on this one. 我沒看過這樣黃銅框。??roughterrain cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394547924137198019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-86327868649364791332020-07-24T00:00:53.025-07:002020-07-24T00:00:53.025-07:00Hi Kirk, Don't worry. Typos are ignored here. ...Hi Kirk, Don't worry. Typos are ignored here. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-49789598716989927492020-07-23T23:57:43.133-07:002020-07-23T23:57:43.133-07:00Hello Kirk, I had to think about that for a minute...Hello Kirk, I had to think about that for a minute. Perhaps some kind of won-ton maker? However, this object has nothing to do with food. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-4839402509991757122020-07-23T23:53:34.795-07:002020-07-23T23:53:34.795-07:00That should be SOME kind of cooking utensil.That should be SOME kind of cooking utensil.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-41066452049132942462020-07-23T23:20:26.771-07:002020-07-23T23:20:26.771-07:00Sone kind of cooking utensil?Sone kind of cooking utensil?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-43173605115444740412020-07-23T19:40:15.540-07:002020-07-23T19:40:15.540-07:00I am delighted to see you posting; it thrills me t...I am delighted to see you posting; it thrills me to drop by and see a new post<br />I have no idea what this is but a picture frame. I am not good at these things, alas. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-12334729655293513532020-07-23T11:13:05.178-07:002020-07-23T11:13:05.178-07:00Hello Contessa, Do you mean something like a curta...Hello Contessa, Do you mean something like a curtain tieback? In any event, this has nothing to do with draping cloth. --Jim<br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-87331327237612360472020-07-23T10:27:59.396-07:002020-07-23T10:27:59.396-07:00Hi Jim. I notice that, among other things, there a...Hi Jim. I notice that, among other things, there are representations of animals along some edges. No hook? So it stays flat. Maybe you would stretch fabric over it for embroidery or parchment for painting, writing or calligraphy.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s anxiously adroit Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-67015093826007839942020-07-23T08:14:28.357-07:002020-07-23T08:14:28.357-07:00TO HOLD FABRIC CLOTH SO IT DRAPES?TO HOLD FABRIC CLOTH SO IT DRAPES?La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-2681853052724192522020-07-23T07:49:29.186-07:002020-07-23T07:49:29.186-07:00A frame full of those mother-of-pearl gaming token...A frame full of those mother-of-pearl gaming tokens would be spectacular, but that is not what this is! --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-54040799091707579172020-07-23T06:42:50.486-07:002020-07-23T06:42:50.486-07:00Is it a frame for antique mother of pearl Chinese ...Is it a frame for antique mother of pearl Chinese gaming tokens? I have one made into a necklace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-21335563134189331392020-07-23T06:16:50.278-07:002020-07-23T06:16:50.278-07:00Hello Rosemary, While your guess is not universes...Hello Rosemary, While your guess is not universes away, this is not a template. It has a very specific use. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-84956284003530236482020-07-23T04:18:51.284-07:002020-07-23T04:18:51.284-07:00Hello Jim - could it be used as a template for som...Hello Jim - could it be used as a template for something?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-12147846267116235232020-07-23T00:57:02.631-07:002020-07-23T00:57:02.631-07:00Hello Hels, I know exactly the small teacup trays...Hello Hels, I know exactly the small teacup trays that you are talking about. Tea accoutrements could take up several posts by themselves--not to mention several mystery posts! This item no doubt would have made a handsome teacup tray, but that is not what it was intended for. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-67862658738123960632020-07-23T00:54:27.781-07:002020-07-23T00:54:27.781-07:00Hello Mariette, Although the size is about right ...Hello Mariette, Although the size is about right for what you have guessed, remember that there are no attachment holes or hardware so that it could be easily mounted on a wall or surface. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-53467380990762255882020-07-23T00:51:37.767-07:002020-07-23T00:51:37.767-07:00Hello Rosemary, Although this type of item was ver...Hello Rosemary, Although this type of item was very common, it might not have been in every house, so people with certain backgrounds might identify it more readily than others. --JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-27378228232563002482020-07-22T17:51:10.798-07:002020-07-22T17:51:10.798-07:00I think it might have been the bottom of a tray. A...I think it might have been the bottom of a tray. All that would be needed is a sheet of glass (or similar) lying on top of the frame, useful for carrying small tea cups.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314235093749031486.post-15823746595442197352020-07-22T15:50:22.435-07:002020-07-22T15:50:22.435-07:00Dearest Jim,
Looks to me like an antique brass lab...Dearest Jim,<br />Looks to me like an antique brass label ID name tag holder...<br />A very rare and unique find; no doubt and you obviously have a connoisseur nose for such one of a kind objects! Always fun to read here and very educational too.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.com