Charm

29-127-1668

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-127-1668
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Iconography Trident | Halberd | Trigram | Seven Stars | Big Dipper | Boxers
Description

Obv. 水陸平安 Shui Lu Ping An (On Water and Land, Peace) seal script. Rev. Big dipper (seven stars) above, trigram kan, guan dao (blade), and trident below.These are items used by Daoist exorcists. This type of charm or amulet is also associated with the Boxer Rebels of the late 19th century.

Credit Line Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902
Other Number 11592 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number

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