Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 291110, member: 2844&quot;]The brush pot is definitely Chinese.</p><p><br /></p><p>That would be <font size="4">Zhang Guolao, </font>one of the classic Chinese 8 Daoist immortals. <font size="4">Zhang Guo/Guolao, is a historical figure, a hermit who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). But he is described as riding a white mule, and this one is grey. And he usually carries a fish-drum, the instrument in his left hand in this engraving:</font></p><p><font size="4"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Zhang_Guo_Lao.jpg/200px-Zhang_Guo_Lao.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="4">It is clear that your duo is on the road. The boy is carrying a gourd, which could contain wine, something medicinal, or meant to ward off evil. Or it could symbolize the fact that the boy is his grandson, because the gourd also stands for grandchildren. </font></p><p><font size="4">There are many Chinese stories about old men and boys, I think you need khl&#039;s help to determine which one this is.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in