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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 395394, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome to the forum, Mehmet.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems kyra has it covered.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Just some extra info, they are ca 1920s Chinese soapstone immortals or folk deities.</p><p>I don&#039;t recognize the first one, but the second one with the flower basket is probably Lan Caihe, a Taoist immortal.</p><p>Lan Caihe is either a woman or a hermaphrodite, depending on the story. She is often depicted with a flower basket or a fruit basket and is also called the flower or peony deity.</p><p><br /></p><p>These statues were (and are) often carved in workshops and are rarely signed, so it is almost impossible to find a maker.</p><p>They are beautifully carved, but that beauty and craftmanship is usually not reflected in the price. A lovely lady with flowers fetches higher prices than an elderly gentleman holding fish.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> On the upside, the fish are carp, associated with riches.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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