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Charm Token Open - Worked Coin '鳳凰'

Location Korea
Year 1800-1910
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Open-worked cast bronze charm featuring two phoenixes (鳳凰) in low relief, depicted in flight amid swirling cloud motifs, with the cutout voids forming an integral part of the decorative composition. The birds face one another across the field, their feathered plumage and tail feathers rendered in fine incised detail. A plain raised rim borders the design.
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Reverse description Open-worked cast bronze reverse presenting two phoenixes in low relief amid cloud scrollwork, mirroring the obverse design but oriented in the opposite direction. The feather and tail detailing is similarly rendered, with pierced voids echoing those of the obverse. Plain raised rim surrounds the field.
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