Friday, May 7, 2010

goldfish

this teapot have 7 goldfish on them. for chinese goldfish is a lucky fish. they are used in a lot of paintings.

four monkeys statues of no evil

these monkeys have a legend in china they teach others to not speak, hear,see and touch evil

three monks waiting for eack other to fetch water

this three small little statues of monks are a legend in china is that one day when they ran out of water they just sat down there and wait for each other to go fetch water but none of them did so they just sat there and wait.

5 little monks( statue)

this 5 statues is showing 5 different monks showing different emotions.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

THE TEAPOT THAT SHAPES LIKE XUANZANG HAT(THE SMALLER VERSION)

THIS TEAPOT IS SHAPED LIKE XUANZANG'S HAT. XUANZAND A BUDDIST MONK THAT WAS SEEN IN THE SUI DYNASTY ALWAYS WEARS A HAT THAT SHAPES LIKE THIS.