Mark 美 on Japanese Orders: Who and When

Many Japanese orders of Rising Sun and Sacred Treasure from 1900-1929 time period bear this mark.

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This is kanji

- Beauty (reads as bi)

Derived from 尚美堂- Shobidō (Shōbitō) jewelry firm that was founded in 1900 at Yodoyabashi, central of Osaka City by Eikichiro Eto. Workshop specialized (and still specializes) in watches, precious metal products and enamel work.

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Кanji wasn't the only workshop mark.

S was the second mark of workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-s-who-and-when.15314/

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Third mark was еру abbreviation SBD inside horizontally elongated hexagon.

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Unabbreviated mark 尚美堂 - Shobido.

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Variations.

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Workshop mark in seal script.

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Classical workshop labels and inserts.

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Firm catalogue published in 1912.

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1914 workshop advertising leaflet.

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1914 workshop advertising leaflet.

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Typical product line of Shobido.

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Silverwear.

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Silver case.

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Silver kettle.

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Pin.

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Brooch.

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Fake Kenpeitai badge that uses fake Shobido mark.

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Nagasaki baseball club belt buckle.

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