| Object Number | 29-127-1633 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Daoist |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 1679 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Eight Trigrams | Bagua | Leiting |
| Description | Leiting order charm. Charm against devils. Obv. 雷霆"杀鬼降精,斩妖辟,邪永保,太上老君急"如律令敕. (God of Thunder (Lei) thunderbolts, God of Thunder thunderbolts, kill the ghosts and send down purity. Behead the demons, expel the evil and keep us eternally safe. Receive this edict from Lao Zi (Tai Shang Lao Jun) and Let it be executed as fast as Lu Ling). Rev. Bagua 八卦 (Eight Trigrams): xun 巽 (wind), li 离 (fire), kun 坤 (earth), dui 兑 (lake), qian 乾 (heaven), kan 坎 (water), gen 艮 (mountain), and zhen 震 (thunder). |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number | 11558 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number |
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