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Antique urn with writing on it - Any FReepers with expertise in deciphering (Oriental?) writing?
HairOfTheDog
Posted on 11/04/2005 3:06:15 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
My mother bought this big clay pot years ago at an antique store somewhere. She said it was an urn. The top, which was once sealed, has been cut open, and she put decorative grass in it.
I was dusting it off today, and became interested in finding out what the writing on it says. I don't know its origin or what it might say. I have often thought perhaps it is the name or information about it's original occupant. I don't know its age or country of origin, I only guess that it appears to be Asian lettering.

Anyone have any idea what it says?
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To: HairOfTheDog
I'm not sayin', just sayin'....it might NOT BE OF THIS EARTH!!
????
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:15:48 PM PST
by
GRRRRR
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To: HairOfTheDog
I'd guess so. I think the smart money is on somebody's name, and sure... maybe his start/end dates.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:16:47 PM PST
by
Ramius
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To: HairOfTheDog
Looks like an obscure dialect of goa'uld
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:17:42 PM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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To: HairOfTheDog
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:20:01 PM PST
by
So Cal Rocket
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To: Lil'freeper; JenB
Heh... so it's either very old, some obscure language of man, or it's not old at all, it's some mid 80's fan-geek's urn. Is that what I'm getting from you guys? ;~D
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:20:34 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: SunkenCiv; FairOpinion
There's a ping list for this! (maybe)
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:24:37 PM PST
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HairOfTheDog
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To: Larry Lucido
You speak Japanese too? Hai. I am omnilingual. Girls like that.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:25:42 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
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To: HairOfTheDog
I would guess that it's Japanese, and that the script may have deteriorated over time, so you're not looking at complete characters.
Do you live near a university? You might take it in to the Foreign Languages department and ask around.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:27:56 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(I'm not being paid enough to worry about all this stuff ... so I don't.)
To: Tax-chick
Do you live near a university?Not a real one... just a kinda freaky hippy college :~D
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:30:25 PM PST
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HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
It's Goa'uld!

This is the only woman on earth who can interpret it.

I know you were looking for a serious answer...consider this a bump to the top.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:30:28 PM PST
by
hattend
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To: hattend
That's the second vote for Goa'uld ;~D
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:31:50 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Well, you could go to their website and see if they have a Japanese or Korean professor, in some subject. It looks like a knockoff of a real Oriental piece, so it could be that the characters are gibberish, and just supposed to look "Chinese-ish."
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:32:37 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
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To: hattend
ONZ, that makes everything clear, doesn't it?
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:33:03 PM PST
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Tax-chick
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To: HairOfTheDog
"Do not remove top and use as a planter."
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:33:48 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Tax-chick
What about it makes it look like a knockoff?
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:34:02 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
The finish, and especially the unglazed patch with the "characters" on it. It just doesn't look legitimately Asian to me. Of course, I could be totally wrong!
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:35:38 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
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To: Tax-chick
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:36:23 PM PST
by
hattend
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To: HairOfTheDog
It says "With 6 you get egg roll".
To: Tax-chick
That is, legitimately "old" Asian.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:37:30 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
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To: Tax-chick
Just curious... it's certainly a very roughly made piece, although the pot is very symmetrical, the glazing is pretty primitive.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:37:39 PM PST
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HairOfTheDog
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