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    Posted 12 years ago

    jojee1
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    >> I have an Oriental wooden cup about 4.5 inches tall. It is a light brown
    >> wood with a single handle about .5 inches thick. The cup has a geisha
    >> looking at what appears to be a scroll with writing. She is standing next
    >> to
    >> a strange looking rectangular box with red symbols and what looks like a
    >> crutch in the middle of it (it looks like it might be some kind of
    >> dressing
    >> room divider that is folded up). There is also some writting running
    >> vertically next to the rectangular box about .5 inches in length (it might
    >> be the artist). Next to the vertical writing is a seperate room. In the
    >> room
    >> there is a small blossom tree in a rectangular plant holder on top of a
    >> rectangular red carpet. The entire cup is covered in gloss finishing. It
    >> does have a few cracks on the sides. I have researched online and can not
    >> find one similar to it.
    I was just curious if anyone has seen anything like this?

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