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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 236209, member: 267&quot;]Now that I think about it, I have seen Lohan or Buddha root carvings before - smaller, more compact and nowhere near this articulated.&nbsp; Again, wow <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mentis, I&#039;d consider contacting the Asian Museum in San Francisco (or another) for help identifying the symbols and age of your piece.&nbsp; It seems to have a different style of carving and details (eyes and teeth are ivory?) and patina from some of the other examples... </p><p><br /></p><p>Good Lord, Any! - looking forward to more of your scholarly input. </p><p><br /></p><p>Asian symbology is so dense and bifurcated between Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc. I find it fascinating but I&#039;m not always sure I&#039;m headed down the right road <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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