881057

4.9 Inch Jade Money Toad/ Crazy Frog Carving #881057

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4.9 Inch Jade Money Toad/ Crazy Frog Carving #881057
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This Intriguing Money Toad/Crazy Frog was carved from a piece of fine grained nephrite jade gemstone more than 2000 years ago. It features an auspicious money toad holding a string of Lucky Fengshui coins in its mouth. The Jade Yellow Money Toad is especially auspicious because of its beautiful Jade yellow finish. This is because Jade is a very powerful stone. It symbolizes good fortune and good health. There is a rice( 米) symbol carved on the forehead of the toad, symbolizing 五谷丰登: abundant harvest of All Food crops.The three-legged toad is particularly auspicious for attracting wealth, good fortune and success. The toad is excellent for activating career and business luck. As the toad is sitting on a bed of coins this symbolizes accumulation of wealth Attracts wealth luck & personal safety. This Chinese God of Fortune is used to attract wealth luck and personal safety. He has brilliant large eyes and a coin in his mouth signifying bringing money into the home. On his back he carries two sets of 6 Chinese coins for money luck. He should be placed facing inwards as though he has just come in with the money. The mythical Chan Chu is said to appear every full moon near homes which the residents will receive good news the very next day. This is usually in the form of wealth or monetary gain. They are called "Chan Chu" in Chinese but is more commonly known as the Money Toad or the Three Legged Toad. In ancient China, these mythical Toads are believed ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:206B.C.-220B.C.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:3.2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:2.4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:4.7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1.21</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:4.9 Inch Jade Money Toad/ Crazy Frog Carving</td></tr>


<tr><td>Type:Hand Carved</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Canton, China</td></tr>
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