Years ago I paneled my entire office with antique Chinese doors and decorative trim I won at a local auction. On one of the panels there's a very small inscription that I've always wondered about. It's difficult to get a decent photo because of the many l...
She says it looks like it starts off with a year, followed by "given to the palace." She said the inscription might be related to a story the carving on the panel is showing, but she's not sure.
Twenty panels, plus the large decorative piece above the chair. My winning bid was $250 total. No one bid because no one knew what they would do with them. In fact I wasn't sure how I would use them either but bid on them anyway. My wife suggested using t...
Sorry for the double post. just saw the post above so edited to say I agree with it. (I had a super long response that didn't make nearly as much sense once there other poster wrote out the characters 😂). Fun times trying to dredge up my classical Chinese...
Wow, that is some office, do you get any work done with all the distractions? It looks like a place that I would happily visit and talk watches over a drink.