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Thanks for your comments Shrine. I'm okay that it's fake. I just liked it. I am surprised though that someone would take the time to make something that had no actual use. It seems it would have been ...
Thanks for your suggestion, Shrine. I finally found something similar. A scholars box for seal paste. Here is a pic. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chinese-Scholar-Blue-White-Porcelain-domed-lidded-Box-/182...
Great! So happy you found your answer. It's a beautiful plate.
Check out Xuande characters on this Ming link. http://gotheborg.com/marks/mingmarks.shtml
It looks like the Tang Dynasty period. I am new to all this, so have no knowledge of it's value or authenticity.
http://williamtherebel.blogspot.ca/2008/08/our-daoist-shrine-in-san-antonio-museum.html
Hi I saw something just like this at the entryway of a popular Shanghai restaurant. It held a statue and burning incense. I recall a gentleman from Shanghai told us it was for prayer . Good luck dis...
Hi Sandy I have many of the same figurines. They are quite common. I bought mine in a Puxi, Shanghai market in 2006. I think your guess that they are a painted clay is a good one. My experience when b...
That is a great lead. Thank you rneiderman for the suggestion. I'll investigate that further.
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