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Re: Re: Re: Re: AGE? of this 'jade' figure

Posted By: mesosaur
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2014 (07:05 PM)

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These are very finely carved from good material,but in my opinion i feel quite modern,as the subject matter seems atypical.
They seem to be honouring figures of science/inventors/culture heroes or some such icons-the first picture shows a man holding an astrolabe perhaps(or a small seismograph)and the multiple dragonned object by his feet would also be a seismograph.
The last figure might be the architect behind the Grand Canal?
Waves seem to be lapping at his feet.
Not sure about the other two.
I might be completely off base!

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