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tom hyle · 10th April 2005, 05:29 AM

I think it may be 19th or early 20th (in my idiolect thats wwII), or else a reproduction, and there are so very many Chinese reproductions now-days, and I'm not one to tell the difference real well, as many of them seem quite nice and traditional to me, but many look MUCH cheezier and newer in person than a photo; doesn't sound like yours; others though, seem quite nice to me in person, and to "fake" them up, are buried and thus "aged".....

10th April 2005, 05:29 AM	#9
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	I think it may be 19th or early 20th (in my idiolect thats wwII), or else a reproduction, and there are so very many Chinese reproductions now-days, and I'm not one to tell the difference real well, as many of them seem quite nice and traditional to me, but many look MUCH cheezier and newer in person than a photo; doesn't sound like yours; others though, seem quite nice to me in person, and to "fake" them up, are buried and thus "aged".....