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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silver Wolf, post: 1463152, member: 9000&quot;]yes,i also thinking about the crab,<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie13" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie13" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />..the word in crab bracelets it looks like Tian or Sky Or heaven 天 but i don&#039;t know the word in bracelet is just a similar word or tian word made with unskillful technique so the maker can&#039;t make a perfect tian word<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />..talking about the crab,i do know crab figure was using intensely during qing dynasty,probably in 18-19th century,it was use in some porcelain as decoration,but this bracelet definitely not that old</p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s some example</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/48396" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/48396" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/48396</a></p><p><br /></p><p>so,imho i don&#039;t think the crab has correlation with western astrological since it also have tian mark word in it,maybe the chinese just choose the crab for fun,<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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