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I collect reproductions of very cool things from about halfa dozen other cultures, and a friend used to bring me treasures from estate sales. I must show you these Chinese items, but lemme tell you what little I know about “interpreting” what is depicted. There are dozens of meaningful animals (real and made up), insects, flowers, etc, and dozens of combinations of these creatures and associates. Additionally, variations in body language, activity, placement all contribute to the ultimate “takeaway”. Chinese art is fun jigsaw puzzle to me. Clovis and/Pain may say “Celia, Celly, Silly”, but that ok!
First is green ceramic teapot, ‘bout 7” tall. On its top is a little rat. Below. on two sides, are identical faces of scary something, but 4 beautiful panthers are all crawling towards it, and 5 pretty upside butterflies beneath panthers. Spout is head of traditional-looking dragon, but stuck between graceful neck and head is bilateral wheel of same scary something‘s whole body:
What I know here not even equal to what know ‘bout arrowheads, but here goes, from bottom up:
Butterflies may have meaning kinda like “ditto”, so keep on keepin’ on?...live long life......duh..? Panthers end to cruelty? Dragons always good, good stuff, and rat implies money. But what’s with ugly face and body thing? I couldn’t even figure out what was until read 9 types of dragon, and one indeed looks like this one:
Next is 4” dark green jade vessel with pretty blue base bearing 4 Yin-Yang symbols. Above base, one side has what’s known as Phoenix, and on opposite side, what I call the traditional dragon. Two gorgeous horses run up neck. This combo of dragon and phoenix in all interpretation-books, and signifies married love. Think horses may mean stamina? But why they running sideways in such a hurry?!.....To get to opiate nose spoon of course! ...That’s what this is: a little ripsnorter. (When friend gifted me with it years ago, told me that’s what was sold as)
Gonna post favorite separately next, coz ‘ fraid loose this if con’t...
First is green ceramic teapot, ‘bout 7” tall. On its top is a little rat. Below. on two sides, are identical faces of scary something, but 4 beautiful panthers are all crawling towards it, and 5 pretty upside butterflies beneath panthers. Spout is head of traditional-looking dragon, but stuck between graceful neck and head is bilateral wheel of same scary something‘s whole body:
What I know here not even equal to what know ‘bout arrowheads, but here goes, from bottom up:
Butterflies may have meaning kinda like “ditto”, so keep on keepin’ on?...live long life......duh..? Panthers end to cruelty? Dragons always good, good stuff, and rat implies money. But what’s with ugly face and body thing? I couldn’t even figure out what was until read 9 types of dragon, and one indeed looks like this one:
Next is 4” dark green jade vessel with pretty blue base bearing 4 Yin-Yang symbols. Above base, one side has what’s known as Phoenix, and on opposite side, what I call the traditional dragon. Two gorgeous horses run up neck. This combo of dragon and phoenix in all interpretation-books, and signifies married love. Think horses may mean stamina? But why they running sideways in such a hurry?!.....To get to opiate nose spoon of course! ...That’s what this is: a little ripsnorter. (When friend gifted me with it years ago, told me that’s what was sold as)
Gonna post favorite separately next, coz ‘ fraid loose this if con’t...
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