Charm Item Number: Edz4166 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coin with a six-sided scalloped edge, a four-sided hole in centre, and one hole opposite an indent (not quite punched through) at the edge. Four Chinese characters in seal script on one side.
History Of Use
Design similar to a coin, but not for circulation; not from the period it purports to be from. (Larson, David) A hanging ornament in the design of a Jurchin (Jin or Chin) -- a large coin. Taihe Zhongbao, 1204. (Li, Min)
Item History
- Made in China between 1368 and 1911
- Collected between 1893 and 1911
- Owned by Colin Campbell Brown
- Owned by Hugh Campbell Brown before February 1, 1961
- Received from Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor) on February 1, 1961
What
- Name
- Charm
- Identification Number
- Edz4166
- Type of Item
- charm
- Material
- copper alloy metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and filed
- Overall
- height 0.3 cm, diameter 6.2 cm, weight 36.33 g
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
- Received from
- Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1368 and 1911
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0042/0048 n