posted on May 18, 2003 11:09:45 PM new
Cheryl, you read Chinese?? I've got a Chinese embroidery, probably early 1900s, with an inscription and signature in Chinese. If I sent a pic, do you think you could give it a whirl? I would love to know what the inscription says--well, I'd love to know more about the embroidery itself. My mom bought it in Singapore amongst a lot of mass-produced textile junque for just a couple of dollars. She also brought back a couple of Chinese snuff jars, a set of soapstone horses, a mass of cloisonne necklaces, a number of sculptured sawdust joss sticks, and a lovely little tiger eye horse.
posted on May 19, 2003 04:46:20 AM new
I've only gotten as far as reading some of the marks on porcelain and the like. There are some great learning sites on the web. Try these:
The first one has helped me a lot. Also, books in the library help.
Check out this guys web site. You may be able to email him a picture of your piece. I have an ancient Chinese Jade plaque that was a total mystery to me. He was able to decipher the first two words.
I'd like to help, but I also don't want to make a mistake and tell you wrong. You can send me a photo and I'll see what I can do. My brother's partner is an orientalist and if I can't figure it out, maybe he can. I also have some books. [email protected].
posted on May 20, 2003 06:12:12 AM new
I went to an auction on Saturday. The weather was bad (rainy) and not alot of people so a lot of items went for garage sale prices. In box lots I got 66 saleable(I think) items for $70 - one of them is a lefton figurines that's already up to $43 on Ebay and I also got a Hedi Schoop figurine in that lot. I am one happy camper.
