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<p>[QUOTE="toomanytocount, post: 265889, member: 5115"]Agree with AJ. Would like to add that many Chinese marks for the Chinese are rather obscure. I have a book, with several pages of Chinese translated marks, and they are evocative or poetic, such as 'from the studio of serenity', or 'by the lush mountain'. </p><p>The first character on this beautiful hair pin, can mean 'valuable' or 'rare'. The meaning can change based on the rest of the marks and what they may say. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toomanytocount, post: 265889, member: 5115"]Agree with AJ. Would like to add that many Chinese marks for the Chinese are rather obscure. I have a book, with several pages of Chinese translated marks, and they are evocative or poetic, such as 'from the studio of serenity', or 'by the lush mountain'. The first character on this beautiful hair pin, can mean 'valuable' or 'rare'. The meaning can change based on the rest of the marks and what they may say. :)[/QUOTE]
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