......Success will sure to follow so goes the old Chinese idiom Ma dao gong cheng. With these words in mind I post my 2 galloping steeds to greet Lunar New Year of the Horse 2014.
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| Ma dao gong cheng = SUCCESS |
These two jade horses are also beads and can be used to make toggles for decoration around the house during the New Year
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| Horse toggles for Year of the Horse 2014 |
Here is a pretty horse pendant carved in jade
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| Horse pendant |
Next I show my beautiful horse and rider agate seal from Yangon which must be centuries old. There are many examples of hard stone seals of Myanmar in the publicaton Ornaments from the Past: Bead Studies after Beck. In this book, a full chapter is devoted to Ancient hard stone beads and seals of Myanmar and I think my seal is from this era.
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| Ride a cock horse to Banbury cross :) |
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| Agate seal with plasticine imprint |
Borrowed from Heng is this vintage snuff bottle with horse theme. Made from bronze it depicts a horse and carriage scene from Han dynasty.
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| Old bronze snuff bottle with Horse and carriage scene in the time of Han dynasty |
2014 is the year of the Wood Horse and it is appropriate to show my beautiful Burmese wooden horses from half a century ago.
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Beautifully carved old wooden horses |
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| These 3 horse look well together |
2014 will also be the year of my first grandchild and so here is a little baby horse or pony seal to celebrate her birth.
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| Agate seal of pony probably Pyu |
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| Heng's Golden Horse Award:) What a beaut ! |
Finally, Greetings to all Chinese collectors with this horsy idiom for the Lunar New Year 2014
Ma dao gong cheng
Bu bu gao sheng !
Or
When the horses arrive, Success
With every step, Promotion !
