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Han dynasty Chinese talisman, part of the Wucheng Bamboo-slips []. Scholarly research into the history of Taoist symbolism has always been a particular challenge, because historically, Taoist priests have often used abstruse, obscure imagery writing to express their thoughts, meaning that a path to their successful decipherment and interpretation isn't always readily found in primary sources. [9]
A Lei ting curse gourd charm.. The name "Lei Ting" (雷霆) comes from Lei (雷) which is an abbreviation for "Leigong" (雷公) or "Leishen" (雷神) who is the god of thunder and one of the officials in the celestial Ministry of Thunder and Storm who could punish on behalf of Heaven, [4] [5] and Ting (霆) meaning "thunderbolts" as these thunderbolts would be used for the destruction of ...
A Yansheng coin of Chinese characters 福 (left) and 壽 (right) repeated in various scripts. Qing dynasty antique. Unlike government cast Chinese cash coins which typically only have four characters, Chinese numismatic charms often have more characters and may depict images of various scenes. [22] They can come in several different styles:
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
A Chinese coin sword-shaped talisman made from Qing dynasty era cash coins on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden. Coin-swords (alternatively spelt as coin swords), alternatively known as cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits and malicious influences, especially ...
Wanli Tongbao coin with tiny chopmarks on the rims (notably Tian 天 on obverse left), believed to have been produced in Manila. The earliest chopmarks are found on bronze coins of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. These have become known as "Manila Chopmarks" and are believed to have been marked in Manila by Chinese merchants. The marks are ...
A Chinese coin sword-shaped talisman made from Qing dynasty era cash coins on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden. Coin-swords (alternatively spelt as coin swords), or cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits and malicious influences, especially those inducing fever. [1]
A Song dynasty period bird-worm seal script coin charm. There are a number of Chinese numismatic charms which have inscriptions written in bird-worm seal script. [13] Bird-worm seal script is one of the oldest Chinese scripts, which originated more than 2500 years ago, because of its attractive style, Chinese kings and nobles during the Warring States period liked using bird-worm seal script ...