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Subject:chinese paste box
Posted By: Han s Thu, Nov 28, 2019 IP: 2607:fcc8:dfc0:18:28
Can I get a little help with this.

Subject:Re: chinese paste box
Posted By: Han s Fri, Nov 29, 2019
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Subject:Re: chinese paste box
Posted By: Han s Fri, Dec 06, 2019
Could someone translate the marks on this piece please.Here are a couple more pictures as well.





Subject:Re: chinese paste box
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Dec 08, 2019
示用主→福用主　-　Happiness to the user
大吉羊　-　Very lucky sheep (year) !
The four persons could symbolize the four seasons with their representative flowers, excepting one boy with the reed-organ which could symbolize the promotion (sheng 升). The vases　(ping 瓶) have a homophone meaning "peaceful" (ping 平）-　year round peace.
However, I can't find explanation on the worm eaten peach.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: chinese paste box
Posted By: Han s Mon, Dec 09, 2019
Thanks any idea how old it is? bill?

Subject:Re: chinese paste box
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Dec 10, 2019
I'd guess it may be late Qing or Republic. If it was actually made for sale in a year of the sheep/goat, you can take your choice of 1931, 1919. 1907, 1895 or thereabouts, with the Republic side possibly having an edge.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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