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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 348236, member: 78"]Hi Dan,</p><p> I learned about the Foo dogs (lions) from a very highly regarded Chinese expert at the Met. She became a very close friend and taught me so much about Chinese art. She died several years ago and I miss her a lot. I remember we went through a display of Chinese china that was imported in the 1970s. We (she) found several pieces of 200 year old china mixed in the huge batch. I sold five of the pieces enough to pay off my mortgage. I kept three pieces that I loved too much to sell.</p><p>I guess they will end up in the trash when I'm gone.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 348236, member: 78"]Hi Dan, I learned about the Foo dogs (lions) from a very highly regarded Chinese expert at the Met. She became a very close friend and taught me so much about Chinese art. She died several years ago and I miss her a lot. I remember we went through a display of Chinese china that was imported in the 1970s. We (she) found several pieces of 200 year old china mixed in the huge batch. I sold five of the pieces enough to pay off my mortgage. I kept three pieces that I loved too much to sell. I guess they will end up in the trash when I'm gone.:oops: greg[/QUOTE]
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