Description

China .580 Miao Silver handmade Yuan Bao ingot – Qing Dynasty early 19th Century

CHINA  ANTIQUES

Qing Dynasty (est. early 19th Century)

.580 Miao Silver Yuan Bao ingot

Handcrafted token

Size : 68 L x 40 W x 43 H mm

Weight : 277.4 gr

Info on Yuan Bao

what pot of gold means for the Irish is a Yuan Bao for the Chinese – bringer of luck, often used as “money’ in a dowry

in 17th up to 19th century China, Yuan Bao’s were a token of wealth and prosperity and handed over from generation to generation

various weights were available ranging small to large

Yuan Bao’s were mainly in silver (Miao silver or Tibetan silver) – exceptionally in pure silver or gold

for the less wealthy Yuan Bao’s were available in copper, bronze or precious stones

The item on sale dates from end 19th Century and is part of a lot of 8 pieces which were bought during an auction in New York.

Xtra Fine condition