Vague Details
Because the lady has had the statue for quite a long time, her first recollection of how her family obtained it are a bit sketchy.
Vague Details
She has incomplete facts about how it came to be with her grandparents. “My grandparents picked it up. They traveled a lot in China,” she said. That drew Mason’s attention. He asked, “When were they in China?” The lady’s response was: “probably in the early part of the century.”
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The Tie That Binds
To a certain degree, three generations of the lady’s family have been bound by the lion statue. “Where have you had this since then?” Mason inquired.
The Tie That Binds
“My mother’s had it in her house, and since then, I inherited it and brought it west,” she replied. Amidst all the good and bad times her family has had, the statue has always been there, anticipating the day that its worth and significance would ultimately be recognized.
