Late 20th Century Vintage White Painted Chinese Zodiac Characters Tole Tea Caddy Lamp "No.3"

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This vintage tea caddy lamp is constructed out of tole and is painted with old style chinese characters on a … Read more This vintage tea caddy lamp is constructed out of tole and is painted with old style chinese characters on a white body in silver paint.The characters shadowed by a reddish-purple. A bright and airy aesthetic. Find similar items in our listing to make a set of 4! Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Rat, and Bull characters painted onto the sides of the lamp.
The Chinese oracle consists of inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells first found in Anyang (the capital of the Shang Dynasty) of Henan Province, which is the earliest written language found so far.
These inscriptions are Chinese seal characters. During their long history of development, Chinese characters have evolved into many different script forms, such as seal character, official script, regular script, and running script. See less