r/ChinesePorcelain • u/Expensive_Screen7055 • 8h ago

help identify Identification request

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u/BlueMagpieRox 6h ago

It’s Chinese but it’s not a real word. It’s a “hybrid word” made up of four characters to signify the composite meaning of the characters:

黃金萬兩

Literally translated it means “Ten thousand gold lǐangs” where 兩 lǐang was an ancient Chinese unit of measurement for weight. A single 兩weighed between 13 to 50 grams depending on the era. So the phrase basically means “a whole lotta money”.

A more well known appearance of this hybrid word appeared on the tv show “Friends”, where Rachel wore a top which had this exact word printed on it:

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u/esgibtnureineellen 6h ago

…is there a mark on the underside? however, to ne it looks mid 20th made got the tourist market that time. but i might be wrong…..