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Sichuan RING MONEY

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:650.00 - 850.00 USD
Sichuan RING MONEY
Online Auction only, with advance bids accepted at iCollector and at the Gallery. No live bidding
in the Gallery, and tie bids go to the earliest bidder. All proceeds will go 100% to the World Peace Foundation Building Fund of Hadley, MA.
Heavy Bronze rings with inner detailing such as these only were made in Sichuan. They were a form of bullion coin for local use and when two were joined together like this they had a proto-Daoist meaning of "joining this life with the spirit life in the next world". Good patina, strong and durable, this joined pair show the small break at one edge where the casting sprue was broken off and took a bit of the outer circle with it (some seen have some of the sprue "spur" still attached). 3-3/8" long x 1-5/8" wide. Purchased in Sichuan before 1997.