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Subject:Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Beanz Mon, Nov 22, 2021 IP: 197.94.38.25 Evening all, |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Beanz Tue, Nov 23, 2021 So with a bit of digging I managed to find out that these were in fact Chinthe statues from the Burmese Buddhist culture. |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Nov 23, 2021 These are a pair of made-in-China auspicious Buddhistic "Fu Lions" a.k.a. "Fu Dogs". The names stem from the fact that China has no native population of lions, which are associated with the historic Buddha Sakyamuni. However, the Chinese were able to breed the Pekingese dog to look like a miniature lion and thereafter was a model for this Buddha. |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Beanz Wed, Nov 24, 2021 We are having a good laugh on this side, for years Trevor has known them to be 'dragons' as his father always told that story of the 'Chindit dragons' returning with him after the stint in Burma in the latter part of WW2 only to be dropped down to the size of a Pekingese. |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Nov 24, 2021 I'll see if I can stare down the character mark, which is confusing because it lacks definition. The numbers definitely are atypical for Chinese products before the 20th century. Now, let me try again to download that photo I mentioned. |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Nov 25, 2021 Actually, the identification of this mark came to me in another query today. It reads down apocryphally as "Hong Wu" (洪武), the first Ming emperor, who was on the throne from 1368-98. |
Subject:Re: Chindit Dragons?
Posted By: Beanz Fri, Nov 26, 2021 Would this then be some form of tribute to him? |
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