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Vintage Chinese Jade Box w Poem Carved on side#2354609

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Cultures & Ethnicities Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Vintage Chinese Jade Box  w Poem Carved on side#2354609
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Chinese has so many years of history and culture. One of the way to reserve them is to mark it down. There are ways to record history or memory. This box here is carved with the scenery of a great poet creating the poem which is very famous in the Chinese history. On each side of the box, one sentence of the poem is engraved. This is a good piece for collection and display. It surely will become a treasure of your family.

First 4 sentences translation:

Meng Haoran

A SPRING MORNING

I awake light-hearted this morning of spring,
Everywhere round me the singing of birds --
But now I remember the night, the storm,
And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.
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<tr><td>Condition:excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1920</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:1.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:5.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:5.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Vintage Chinese Jade Box w Poem Carved on side</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Jade </td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:San Mateo</td></tr>
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