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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 11262352, member: 16283&quot;]AHA ! Thank you so much all-the tale of the Qilin kinda reminds me of the tale of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary to announce he birth of Jesus (The Annunciation).</p><p>PS- Shammy &amp; AJ, I suspected as much but needed a nudge<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />. It was surprising to see such a thing in an American thrift store, but that price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</p><p>PSS-As I&#039;ve explored more,there really are some mind-bogglingly beautiful hand carved Chinese panels out there.I suspect our old pal <u>Google lens bloated</u> the price tag on this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>1880&#039;s photograph of a San Francisco Chinese Apothecary by the superb I.W. Taber (look at that carving !!!)-</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539761[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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