CHINA: AE charm (56.17g), CCH-1004var, 63mm, capped board with jia guan jìn lù ("promotion and raise") with a monkey on the lower portion, sycee at upper left, deer nibbling on the leaves of the felicitous herb of immortality below // Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, with zi chou yin mao chen si wu wei shen you xu hai around central hole, a very attractive example of this popular charm! VF. Thicker and heavier than usual and slightly larger diameter, likely cast in the Ming dynasty.

Estimate: USD 150 - 250