清代花钱一枚 上美品
Lot 1782 QING: AE charm， Mandel-11.2.6， 42mm， 34Five Poisonous Creatures34 charm， Liu Hai or Zhong Kui standing right， qu xieacute jiagraveng fuacute 40expel evil and send down good fortune41， auspicious spider upper left， toad lower left the large animal at the right is a tiger or cat and counterclockwise spider， snake， lizard and the three-legged toad， VF. One of the most dangerous and inauspicious days of the year in ancient China was the 5th day of the 5th month， according to the lunar calendar. This day marked the beginning of summer which by midseason meant dangerous animals and insects， the spread of infectious diseases， and the appearance of evil spirits. Charms of these types were often hung in Chinese homes to protect the family from evil spirits and poisonous animals associated with this unlucky day.
