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7th February 2015, 12:56 AM
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王 wang (Mandarin, Korean), wong (Cantonese), vu'o'ng (Vietnamese) = king. In Chinese and Korean, as an adjective, "big", "great", "best", "champion". In Vietnamese, also used as a title for some princes.
[Korean "wang mandu", "king dumplings" are pretty big, and pretty tasty.] |
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7th February 2015, 01:28 AM
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Location: Greensboro, NC
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I would date this Guom to the late 19th century.
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7th February 2015, 05:01 AM
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Yes, agree...Wang = king...commonly seen on the lion/tiger head in sino cultures...I have a carved stone tiger with the same character on his forehead...so I wonder to this is some reference as well with the animal being the king of beasts as well....
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