Dear Mr. Chen:
In October of 2012, my family and I visited your institution. We purchased an embroidery of a vase with a dragon on it    called "the dragon porcelain", which you sent to us in   Connecticut, USA. At that time we were also looking at an   embroidery of a tea pot. You had two small brown tea pots  hanging on the wall, immediately to the right as you entered  the gallery, one above the other. I am wondering if you still  have the embroidery of one of the tea pots or one like it. It  was small and in a brown color. If so, I would be interested in  purchasing it. If possible, I would appreciate you emailing me  a picture as well as the dimensions and the cost. I look  forwarded to hearing from you and hopefully making a  purchase.
Thank you very much.
Richard S. Ruben, M.D
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On Feb 26, 2013, at 3:47 AM, 智 陈 wrote:

Hello,Mr Richard S. Ruben, M.D.
We are very happy to hear from you, thank you very much for your love of our embroidery. Did you hang our art (use to be) in your house? If possilbe, please send a photo of your art to us, because we want to know how beautiful does it look in your  house. There are two photos of the teapot, please let us know which is your favorite? Please say "hello" to your family.

Best wishes to you and your family/

JACKChenzhi

Dear Jack

It is great hearing from you. I will send you a picture of the  art hanging when I return home. I have also sent you another email earlier asking for some more information on the teapots which you will receive before this email. I am hoping we can  work out a process that will allow many more people in my  community to order art from you.

Appreciatively

Richard

On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:47 AM, 智 陈 wrote:

Hello ,Mr Richard S. Ruben, M.D.
Here are some photos with frames:

Best wishes/

Jackchenzhi

Dear Jack,

Thank you very much for your email and pictures. The pictures of the two teapots are very nice. I believe they are different from the ones we saw. Could you please tell me the cost for   each one in RMB? I would like to know the size of each   embroidery canvas without the matting and frames. And  could you tell me the something about the artist and when  the  pieces were made.

Hello,Mr Richard S. Ruben, M.D.

The inner size is 35x35cm, the outer size is 50x50cm, The  price is: 3340RMB including shipping fee (by air), insurance  without frame.  The artist is Mulan,a Naxi lady, the first class of national embroidery artist,24 years experience of doing  embroidery, very good at embroidering still lives, one of the 8 most famous Naxi embroidery masters in our Institute,52 years old.
Best wishes to you and your family!

JackChenzhi

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Hello, Dear Jack

I am hoping to order other pieces from you online. I have  several friends interested in purchasing embroideries. I also  make trips to China annually and plan to see you again.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Richard

Dear Jack

My wife Nan sent me a picture of the Dragon Porcelain and as you requested and I am forwarding it to you. It hangs in the  entrance hall of our home with a spot light shinning on it.  Guests to our home, many of whom collect art, are always  commenting on how beautiful it is.  We love it.

Appreciatively

Richard

Hi Jack.

I spoke with American Express today. They will allow you to  charge the cost of the two embroideries to me on my  American Express card for the next three days. If this works for you I will give you my address and American Express card number.

Richard
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On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:20 AM, 智 陈 wrote:

Hello,Mr Richard S. Ruben, M.D.

Thank you very much for sending us the picture of your art to us, we are very excited to see it again, especially our master who did it. And thank you very much for your collecting of our arts again. I am sorry to break news to you that

we can not get your money by credit card without your signature; we do not have the right. What we did in the past was that: we gave the following information to our clients, they transfers money to our bank account through their banks.If possible could you please pay us in this way in USD(6680 RMB is equal to 1080 USDS), sorry to cause such troubles to you. Would you please give us your address, thank you very much.
Bank Name:BANK OF CHINA LIJIANG BRANCH
Full address :CHANGSHUI ROAD , LIJIANG CITY , YUNNAN PROVINCE, P.R CHINA .
Swift code;BKCHCNBJ640
Account No; 137223991325
Name of account holder:Chenzhi
Phone No:13095230290
home address:Room 401.Unit 9, JiXinyuan,Xianggeli Road,Gucheng District ,Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China.
All the best wishes/

Chenzhi

Dear Jack,
Thank you very much for all your help. Since this is a new  process for me, I am uncomfortable wiring the money to a  private or personal account rather than directly to the  business or institution I purchased a product from. I am not  certain how this will all work out. Here is my plan. I hope that  it is acceptable to you.
I will wire you the monies today for one teapot. I will send you an email with the picture of the teapot I've chosen. If all goes well, and there are no problems in my receiving the  embroidery, I will wire you the monies for the second teapot.
If this purchase for both teapots goes well, then I will feel  comfortable purchasing other costly embroideries this way.  There were other magnificent pieces of art, which friends or I might like to purchase in the future. I took many pictures    inside the gallery when I visited and have them on record. I  realize that the pieces I saw may have been sold, but I am  certain you have others, which are equally beautiful. I need to feel comfortable that buying art this way can be done without difficulties. I look forward to hearing from you. I plan to  email you a picture of the teapot I would prefer. It is  presently framed. Hopefully, you can take it out of its frame  and send it to me after you receive the monies for one teapot in the amount of 540 USD.
Sincerely,
Richard Ruben MD
My address is: Richard Ruben MD
34 Ridgewood Drive
Redding, Connecticut 06896
USA

Dear Jack

If possible I would like to purchase the teapot which in this  email is the one on the top. It is in the frame without the  orange identification card init. It has the wooden handle. If  possible I hope you can take it out of the frame and exchange it with the other one you sent me a picture of in the other  email which is not framed. My next purchase will be the one  below.Is the artist of these embroideries the same one that  did the unframed teapots?

I am waiting to hear from you. I am very excited about the  possibility of developing a working relationship in which I and  my friends can acquire many more beautiful embroideries.

Sincerely

Richard

Dear Jack
I was waiting to hear from you before I wired the money, as  you directed I will wire you $540 for the one teapot today. if this process works well I will wire you another $540 for the  second teapot as soon as I receive the first.
I am exited to see if this process works well so we can begin  to order much larger and more colorful pieces safely.
Many thanks in advance.
Richard
Address: Richard Ruben MD
34 Ridgewood Drive
Redding Connecticut 06896
USA
Telephone number: home 203-948-9219

cell 203-751- 4799
On Feb 27, 2013, at 11:02 PM, chenzhi wrote:

Hello, My friend.
Yes, the price is 540USD for one ,once you wired the money,  please let me know，if possible. Usually, we will get it in 3 days except the weekend; hope we will get a very good business relationship.
All the best!

JackChenzhi

Dear Jack
The monies will be wired as you directed within the next three hours. Look for it in your account. I am very pleased and I  also hope we can have a great business relationship.
You can begin the process now on shipping me the teapot and  complete it as soon as you receive the money.
All the best/
Richard
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Dear Jack
The monies were wired as you directed I hour ago. Please  begin preparing the embroidery for shipment and email me  when you send it. I can then learn how long it will take for me to receive art that you ship.
Best wishes/
Richard
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On Feb 28, 2013, at 6:30 PM, chenzhi wrote:
Hello , my friend.
Thank you very much for all of the things you did for us, I will ship your art as soon as possible. And I will let you know as  soon as possible once we received your money.
Best wishes!
ChenzhiJack

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Hello Jack.

Hopefully by today the monies I wired will be found in your  account. If this is so please tell me the date of shipping and  with what carrier. If you are able to giver a tracking number  for the embroidery I can tract its progress and learn about  the process for the future.
Best my friend
Richard
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On Mar 5, 2013, at 2:49 AM, 智 陈

<czswlj@yahoo.com.cn> wrote:

Hello, my dear Mr Richard Ruben M D.

I went to the bank just now and we received your money, thank you very much. We shipped your art by air, you will receive it in 10 days, the Parcel No is: CP241733845CN, You can check it through the website:WWW.USPS,COM.If possible ,please let us know once you receive it, thank you.

Best wishes/

Jackchenzhi

Dear Jack

The tea pot embroidery arrived today. It is magnificent

I will be wiring you monies for the second tea pot (the one on  the bottom) on Monday.

Very appreciatively

Richard

Dear Jack  

As I mentioned in the email I just sent you, we received the  embroidery one hour ago and love it. THANK YOU!

Also as I mentioned, I will be sending you the second $540 as you directed below.

My very best

Richard

Hello, Mr Dear Friend Mr Richard.

We are so happy to hear that you received our art eventually, especially you love it, thank you very much. Did I tell you five  percent of the money you spent buying our art will go to  support the local poor families and orphans. We will ship  another teapot to you as soon as possible.

Best wishes/

JACK Chenzhi

Dear Jack,

I forgot to ask you to please confirm by email that you still  have the embroidery of the second tea pot and that you are  able to send it to me if I wire your bank $540 as I did before, this coming Monday.

Best

Richard

Hello my friend Jack

I am very happy to learn that poor people are being helped，I will wire you the $540 Monday and email you when its  completed.

My very best,

Richard

On Mar 30, 2013, at 8:51 PM, 智 陈 wrote:

Dear Jack

I just came back from the bank. The $540 has been wired     to you exactly as before. Please send me the second Tea Pot  to the same address as soon as you can.  I am having a party  and hope to be able to show all the Embroideries framed, to  friends, who may be future customers.

My wife Nan and I are very excited and happy to be able to  buy art from you. Please confirm, as you did before, the date  of shipping and tracking number.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Richard

Dear Jack,

Please let me know when you receive the monies which I wired yesterday to you as directed.

My very best

Richard
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Hello, my dear friend Mr Richard.

I shipped your art today, although I did not get your money because we are friends,I trust you. Please let me know once you receive it, if possible, thank you. The tracking no is:902018061197

Best wishes to you and your family/
Jack

Hi jack

How did you send the art?

This tracking number is a different type from the last one.   The last tracking number started with cp and ended with       cn(for china).

Also, You should receive the monies in your bank with in the   next 48hours.

Best

Richard
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On Apr 2, 2013, at 9:31 AM, 智 陈 <czswlj@yahoo.com.cn>   wrote:

Hello, my friend.

Sorry I forgot to tell you that I did not use the China Post  Office to ship your art this time, since it was so slow last time which made me fell very sorry to you, I used the best shipping company in China this time, hope you will get it as soon as  possible. You can track it by: www.sfexpress.com. I got your  money today, thank you very much.

All the best.

Jack

Dear Jack

We received the embroidery today. It is BEAUTIFUL!!

We love them both and will have them framed tomorrow. I will be in touch.

Thank you again.

All the best

Richard

Dear Jack

Many thanks again,It is wonderful working with you

Have a great day.

Best wishes/

Richard
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Hi, my dear friend.

We are so happy to hear that you already received your art  and you love it, hope our arts will bring you a lot of happiness  and good lucks to you and your friends. I did not expect it is  so quick, just 5 days, if we still have business, I will use this  shipping company.

All the best/

Jack