This vintage tea caddy lamp is constructed out of tole and is painted with old style chinese characters representing fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness on a red body. Lucky colors for the lucky individual who owns this piece. Look for similar pieces in our listing to make a set! 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.