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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 576485, member: 2844&quot;]He is definitely Chinese and seems to be holding a &#039;kuei&#039; or jade court symbol of rank. Maybe he is saying something like &#039;make way for the messenger of the emperor&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Originally a kuei was carried by courtiers and held to the mouth whenever they spoke to the emperor, as a symbol that they spoke the truth through heavenly jade. Later the kuei became a symbol of courtly status. The shape slowly evolved from dagger-like to rectangular tablet shaped.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Jade Emperor and courtiers, all holding their jade kuei:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.ancient.eu/uploads/images/6127.jpg?v=1485682706" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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