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Chinese Antiques611 of 970chinese bronze vases"Peonies and Gold Finch" Chinese Gauche/Gong-Bi Style after Southern Song Paintings/Matted & Framed 16"x20"/Circa 20th Century
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    Posted 12 years ago

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    shannon31312
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    not really sure what this is?? any help at all would be GREATLY appreciated!!! I believe it is asian/chinese/japanese, possible teak wood, maybe 100yrs. old!!

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 12 years ago
      Check this site. You will find several of them.
    2. tom61375, 12 years ago
      It looks like a cigarette holder case. Great piece!
    3. shannon31312 shannon31312, 12 years ago
      thank you tom61375
    4. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 12 years ago
      It's interestingly ca-reepy and interesting LOL. I don't know what it is but I had to click to see it. It's a pretty cool find tho! Looks like fhrjr knows what it is tho. What site did he refer you to, I'd like to look at it...
    5. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 12 years ago
      Is that little man in there bronze? He looks like it.
    6. wma, 6 years ago
      Never seen one with a person on top. . . I am guessing they were made for tourists.

      There were miniature coffins like this one for prized crickets when they passed after fighting.

      Chinese.
    7. wma, 6 years ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_fighting#/media/File:Cricket-Coffin.png

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