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07-11-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SHAD0W View Post
What makes you say that it is Chinese?
For me it is the huge curve on the corner of the roof.
I mean, of course those kind of small curves exist in Japanese architecture but for some reason I get the feeling that I have seen much bigger curves on some Chinese buildings than I have on Japanese buildings.

Also the shape of that teapot doesn't seem to fit in with my image of the Japanese teapot (Please note I am not a teapot expert so this is all just gut feeling)

The curved legs on the table make me think Chinese more than Japanese (Again, I'm not a table expert either)

And that stringed instrument which is on the table could be a similar Chinese instrument.
Also, I know it doesn't have much detail in it, but if it were a koto I would have wanted to see the bridges under the strings... Although maybe it wasn't possible to carve that kind of detail in...

The dragons on the side of the table make me think of China rather than Japan.

And lastly, what are those things hanging down by the legs of the 2 standing people?
I keep on thinking they are some kind of swords but I just can't work it out.

Well, anyway, whether those reasons are correct or not, that is what makes me think Chinese more than Japanese for this table.

Edit: Seems Nyororin beat me with a much better explanation
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