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CHINA: AE charm (54.21g), VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Charms Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
CHINA: AE charm (54.21g), VF
SOLD
3,500.00USD+ buyer's premium (700.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 19 @ 18:28UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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CHINA: AE charm (54.21g), CCH-64, 65mm, openwork type, with a Confucian filial piety theme, VF. The charm displays four stories from "The Twenty-Four Examples of Filial Piety" (ershisixiao) which is one of the most famous historical collections of stories concerning how children displayed filial piety. Filial piety refers to the respect of a child for his parents."Open-work" charms are one of the major types of ancient Chinese charms. They are referred ton in Chinese as lou kong qian "hollowed out" money and ling long qian "elegant" money. Chinese open work charms have irregular shaped "openings" between their exquisite design elements. They are round and almost always have a round hole in the center. Openwork charms became very popular and were often worn for personal adornment during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.