New Members Patrick Lee Posted December 21, 2010 at 05:16 AM New Members Report Posted December 21, 2010 at 05:16 AM Hi all, Recently I got a "human body - elephant head" statue that have some characters at its back as attachment. Any one can help to tell me the meaning? Many thanks, Patrick Lee Quote
xiaocai Posted December 21, 2010 at 11:47 PM Report Posted December 21, 2010 at 11:47 PM 大清康熙年制: made in the era of Kangxi of Qing Dynasty? Quote
Kobo-Daishi Posted December 22, 2010 at 01:50 AM Report Posted December 22, 2010 at 01:50 AM Dear all, Amazingly, those Xiao Zhuan fonts look very like the writing on the image. Kobo-Daishi, PLLA. Quote
kellys Posted December 22, 2010 at 02:09 AM Report Posted December 22, 2010 at 02:09 AM i agree with xiaocai, the characters are: 大清康熙年制，made in the era of Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. this is zhuan shu(篆书). Quote
Hofmann Posted December 22, 2010 at 06:21 PM Report Posted December 22, 2010 at 06:21 PM Why is it written from left to right? Quote
jbradfor Posted December 22, 2010 at 06:25 PM Report Posted December 22, 2010 at 06:25 PM Because it's actually 5 years old?? Quote
cd6883 Posted December 23, 2010 at 02:25 AM Report Posted December 23, 2010 at 02:25 AM because it can print from right to left. Quote
Hofmann Posted December 23, 2010 at 06:39 AM Report Posted December 23, 2010 at 06:39 AM I thought the Chinese didn't think the West was so cool yet in 1662. Perhaps someone did. Or perhaps the counterfeiter was retarded... Hmmm... Quote
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