清代花钱一枚 上美品
Lot 1802 QING: AE charm 4025.87g41， CCH-812， 45mm， deer and tree chang ming fu gui jin yu man tan 40longevity， wealth and honor and may gold and jade fill your house41， VF. Eight Treasure Charm surrounding the outer rim are eight treasures starting at the one o39clock position and going clockwise are the pearl 40flaming pearl41， the silver ingot 40sycee or yuan bao41， the double lozenge， the coral， a single rhinoceros horn， the writing brush and Chinese ink， the precious mirror， and the sceptre 40ruyi41. This is another example of using a picture as a symbol with a hidden meaning. The picture of the deer is expressing a wish for a top government office with a high salary， and a wish for longevity. There are other examples on this charm of using symbols with hidden meanings. Just below the deer39s front hoof is an 34upside down34 bat. In Chinese， saying the words 34an upside down bat34 is pronounced exactly the same as saying the words 34happiness has arrived34. Another symbol with a hidden meaning is the crab depicted between the tree and the center hole， at about the 09:00 position. The Chinese word for crab and the Chinese word for harmony are both pronounced xie. Displaying a crab is therefore expressing a wish for harmony. Located at the bottom of the charm and near the tree is the lingzhi or 34fungus of immortality34. The deer is believed to be the only animal able to find this magical plant. This example was likely cast in the late Qing Dynasty or early Min Guo 40Republic41 period.
