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Subject:Not sure what this is, looking for a little help.
Posted By: D. Lyell Sun, Jan 10, 2021 IP: 75.118.249.236

My girlfriend has this box/case it was given to her by her parents many years ago. We're looking for a little more information as to what it is exactly. Thank you in advance for any help you can give.







Subject:Re: Not sure what this is, looking for a little help.
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Jan 10, 2021

Lid,
雨花石 - *Yuhua pebbles (lit. rain flower pebbles)
中華瑰寶 - Chinese Treasure
(* colorful fine grained pebbles found in the Yuhuatai area in Nanjing)

Pic.2, (upside down)
Black characters on gold,
寶國賜天 - Treasure bestowed by Heaven
Right top,
油画 - Oil painting
Left down,
金陵奇石 - Queer stone of *Jiling
(* Pre-Han name of Nanjing)

Pic.3,
雨花石簡介 - Brief introduction to Yuhua pebbles

With regards,
I.Nagy

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Subject:Re: Not sure what this is, looking for a little help.
Posted By: D. Lyell Mon, Jan 11, 2021

Thank you very much for the information, we greatly appreciate it. It's definitely a curious piece and has both of us looking up information on the yuhua stones and some of the history of Nanjing. Very curious and interested is why someone would want to preserve and present one of these stones this way.


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