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China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, Sichuan mint production, obverse decorated with a bunch of bamboos, reverse inscribed in clerical script two poetic lines, one reading 'Mo xian lao pu qiu rong dan' and the other reading 'Wei you huang hua wan jie xiang', 45.8x2.4mm, 23.1g. In excellent mint condition, inner rims exquisitely filed characteristic of Sichuan mint, extremely rare and sought after. Note: This piece is the third of a set of four charms depicting plants symbolising personal characters desirable of an educated gentleman, including peony, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The two lines here are adapted from a poem entitled Banquet by the water on 9th day by Han Qi, a scholar official in the Song Dynasty..

Estimate: 30000 - 70000