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Token - Four Beauties of ancient China Xi Shi
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Xi Shi, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, depicted in three-quarter view facing right, wearing traditional Han dynasty attire and an elaborate hair ornament. The figure is rendered in moderate relief within a raised border. The legend 西施 (Xi Shi) appears to the left of the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central sunken field bearing two lines of large Chinese characters reading 中國古代 四大美女 (Four Great Beauties of Ancient China), surrounded by a decorative floral and scrollwork border within a raised rim. |
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