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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mmarco102, post: 506240, member: 8289&quot;]<u><font size="6">H&nbsp; E&nbsp; L&nbsp; L&nbsp; O&nbsp; &nbsp; M&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp; F&nbsp; R&nbsp; I&nbsp; E&nbsp; N&nbsp; D&nbsp; S&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></font></u></p><p><u><font size="6"><br /></font></u></p><p><font size="5">I have sincerely miss everyone(some more than others <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />). I have had some medical issues that have temporarily kept me distracted from my normal days, but all is well and I am getting back to my old self(not so sure that is a good thing). I have from time to time stalked the board and enjoyed the usual banter along with some nice finds you all share. It always put a smile on my face. Hope all is well for everyone and best wishes to all.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">I havent been looking for new items at all during my hiatus, well that is up until today, if not by it being completly accidental. I was visiting an old friend/customers store. He sells vacuums and all accessories that go with that. He wanted to put my products in his store. Well when I got there he was busy with one customer after another(literally for 20min.), so I wandered around and checked out his stuff when I came across these shadow boxes with chinese porcelain wall figurines. Blah blah blah, making a long story short, he bought them at a San Francisco exhibition early 80’s and wanted to sell them. They look like a real fish out of water in a vacuum store. So I bartered my stuff for his.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">They are all about 10” tall. He said the oriental man that sold them to him only stated that their purpose were to hang outside the homes entry way(not sure if true or not)</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">I believe the first picture below is Guan Gong(without his famous broad swored generally always seen with) from the Han Dynasty, but I am clueless as to the other figures idenity. I have no idea how to start a reseach on these as they seem very vague in wording. As always any information, observations, authenticity and/or directions as to age or proper searchable words to help get accurate information is invaluable to me. They truely look so old but dang, I have been fooled before.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Sorry for the poor images, took them as soon as I came home and there are a lot of reflections. I will get better ones soon if anyone thinks they are worthy.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Missed you all...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[update] is the second image a woman, that of being his wife? No facial hair? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]165139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]165140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]165141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]165142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]165143[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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