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Unsolved mystery items12944 of 96522Vintage foreign cloth dollMaria Garcia Turnbull painted on ivory
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    Posted 5 years ago

    mermaid1992
    (1 item)

    Will somebody please tell me what this is and what it means thank you. Went shopping at a thrift store for my stuff and ended up finding that and I liked it

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    Comments

    1. Golgatha Golgatha, 5 years ago
      Looks like a Chinese copper can for storage of whatever things you'd like to use it for. The sign on the lid could be an abstractation of the sign for good luck, happiness etc.
    2. kwqd kwqd, 5 years ago
      More photos would be nice. From the side and of the bottom.....
    3. apostata apostata, 4 years ago
      lets puzzle is it a TU or is it a CAI in other words is this a prosperity symbol or a wealth symbol and what is the difference

      the TU symbol is related to g?ngwù meaning official , related to status honor rank etc so that,s a honorable meritocratic classification

      the Cai symbol is also wealth, but got a less connotation material wealth

      i think this is CAI but you probably got the better eyes

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