Antique Chinese Coins

This strippy quilt is a wonderful take off on Chinese Coins. The strips are mostly rectangular but have a lot of variety adding squares, triangles and irregular shapes.

This richly colored crib quilt effectively combines both Chinese Coins and Wild Goose Chase Patterns. It is probably made mostly of men's silk and satin neckties with a cotton sateen...

Nicely made Tsuba. The piece is unmarked. Dating to the Edo period Provenance: Collected in the 1920's. Thence by decent A Tsuba is a Japanese sword mountings are the various housi...

Nicely made Tsuba. The piece is unmarked. Dating to the Edo period Provenance: Collected in the 1920’s. Thence by decent A Tsuba is a Japanese sword mountings are the various housi...

The small tools hang from short chains linked to a silver Chinese coin originally minted from 1890-1908. Suspended from one's clothing at the shoulder, back, or waist, a tool set suc...

They also feature pierced sides with symbols of Chinese coins which are a symbol of wealth. They differ slightly in size: height 13cm x width 16.5cm depth 10cm & height 13cm widt...

The Khotan rug’s borders are framed by repeating geometric patterns, with elements resembling ancient Chinese coin motifs, representing wealth and the eternal flow of life.

The stand with a key fret design, and a pierced Chinese coin design to the center. A long dedicatory inscription to the body of the vase and dated second year of Tongzhi, correspo...

Each drawer is patterned with traces of hand-painted characters and fitted with a round brass pull with a backplate modeled after Chinese coins (qián). A large upper compartment prov...

At the base of the sculpture, a series of intricately carved ancient Chinese coins symbolize prosperity and abundance, evoking traditional beliefs that these icons bring fortune and ...

A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of antique coins and copper and pro...

At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy.

At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy.

The sculpture depicts Budai, often known as the "Laughing Buddha" or "Buddha of Fortune," holding a necklace of traditional Chinese coins hanging from his hand—a symbol of prosperity...

The sculpture rises from a domed base cast in high relief with traditional Chinese cash coins, an auspicious motif symbolizing prosperity, abundance, and good fortune.

These coins were found abundant in Bali due to the active commercial trading with the Chinese sea merchants, as well as well established Chinese communities that long resided on Bali.

Unique antique garden accent This delightful round hand-carved stone in the form of an old "cash coin" with its square hole dates to the 19th century. This was likely originally a m...

The jade is intricately carved with auspicious flowers, ancient Chinese cash coins, and bats, traditional symbols representing prosperity, abundance, longevity, and good fortune.

Largely done with forbidden knots (a coined Chinese name due to the difficulty and potential damages it causes to the embroiderer's eyesight, also known as Beijing Knots) and long an...

It was during the Qing period (1636-1912) that the Chinese characters you see carved into this fine piece of natural nephrite —天下太平—were inscribed on coins.

The first money-depositing object in the shape of a pig emerged in Java, Indonesia in the 14th century with the introduction of coins from China. Javanese Boars (Celeng)in the Majapa...

In 1859 an inventory of the museum's contents included, in addition to the previously mentioned artifacts, an egg collection, ancient and modern coins, Japanese and Chinese relics. I...