Antique Han Dynasty cast bronze boy fertility charm amulet, rare Chinese antique. Beautiful bronze patina which is untouched and has not been cleaned.
The symbols on the front of the coin depicts the I Ching, or Book of Changes, which are used to wish for Cosmic principles associated with Divination in ancient China, such as simplicity variability and persistence. "Boy charm" is a boy standing on a coin, a symbol carried as an amulet for those wishing to have a boy child.
Dates to the Han Dynasty, pre 1700s
Measures approx 3" by 1 3/4"
The symbols on the front of the coin depicts the I Ching, or Book of Changes, which are used to wish for Cosmic principles associated with Divination in ancient China, such as simplicity variability and persistence. "Boy charm" is a boy standing on a coin, a symbol carried as an amulet for those wishing to have a boy child.
Dates to the Han Dynasty, pre 1700s
Measures approx 3" by 1 3/4"
