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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 840331, member: 2844"]The style of the trousse, the shape of the chopsticks and the hairstyle and dress of the women are all Chinese. The slightly Western faces of the women means the carving has no great age. </p><p>Chinese love antiques and they love to make objects look antique. Staining bone and ivory with tea or other yellowing/darkening concoctions is traditional in China. It is still being done. However, the Western style of the faces is a giveaway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 840331, member: 2844"]The style of the trousse, the shape of the chopsticks and the hairstyle and dress of the women are all Chinese. The slightly Western faces of the women means the carving has no great age. Chinese love antiques and they love to make objects look antique. Staining bone and ivory with tea or other yellowing/darkening concoctions is traditional in China. It is still being done. However, the Western style of the faces is a giveaway.[/QUOTE]
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