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Subject:Help with identification of large brass dipper
Posted By: fm_tea_cup Sun, Aug 16, 2020 IP: 2600:8804:8080:96f:d Greetings, I'm hoping to get help from experts regarding identification of a heavy, etched / hammered dipper, bowl measures 7 3/4". Marked 'KOREA' on the bottom. Thank you in advance! 
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Subject:Re: Help with identification of large brass dipper
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Aug 17, 2020 The 'dipper' looks to be in the form of a charcoal iron, apparently new or recently polished to remove any patina from age and serving these days as a flower pot. Here are some images of a Chinese 19th century charcoal iron that saw long service in Burma before I bought it there in the 1980s. It originally would have had a wooden handle to protect the ironer's hands from the heat. The projection where the handle would be inserted has a taotie design, probably a tiger mask. In my opinion, it probably was made north of Burma's border in Yunnan Province.
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Subject:Re: Help with identification of large brass dipper
Posted By: fm_tea_cup Mon, Aug 17, 2020 Thank you so much for the insight, my father in law who served in Korea, mentioned as well that it could be a charcoal vessel of some sorts. He'll be delighted to hear that expert's opinion confirmed the same. You're spot on on its being used as a planter - I definitely found specs of dirt in it. Thank you again!
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( South & SE Asia ) - fm_tea_cup - Aug 16, 2020 (07:08 PM) 
