Need help with Chinese marks on mug

[jtw1313]

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[Yang Hao]

Ok looking at the mug my guess would be: picture one is a name of a person 汉何士，pinyin is Han he shi,
The underside is the following 宝全号 baoquan hao the treasure's number (but there is no number) and 回来包换 huilai baohuan lifetime return guarantee. Hope this helps

 

[jtw1313]

Thanks hang hao.........I still don't understand any of that though lol......how old do you think it is

 

[Yang Hao]

That I'm not sure about. Because it's in traditional characters it could have been made in Taiwan or hongkong. I don't think it's too old.

 

[DCMatt]

Vintage Chinese pewter stein. Yang Hao would know better than me what it says. The stamps are makers marks. I didn't find an exact match.

This one is late 19th C Yixing:

(it's sideways...)

But I don't think yours is that old. Maybe 1960's or 70's?

Just guessing...

 

[jtw1313]

Thank you DC

 

[Yang Hao]

宜兴紫砂 yixing zisha what DC matts photo says. That is interesting they have that stamp on pewter. zisha mean red ware (actually 紫 zi means the color purple/violet and 砂sha means sand). I usually see that on boccaro.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

It says "The Cup of Eternal Life"

On the bottom in the fine print: "Money back guarantee if not full satisfied for the lifetime of the original purchaser."






(just kidding).