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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1935052, member: 17118&quot;]Regarding the Chinese charms:</p><p>1) The inscription on the charm at the top left is <i>han xian xiang zi</i> (韩仙湘子) which translates as the &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher_Han_Xiang" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher_Han_Xiang" rel="nofollow">Immortal Han Xiangzi</a>&quot;.&nbsp; On the reverse side, Han Xiangzi is sitting to the right of the hole.&nbsp; His flute is at the left of the hole and a crane is above the hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The inscription on the charm at the bottom left is <i>he shi xian gu</i> (何氏仙姑) which translates as the &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Woman_He" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Woman_He" rel="nofollow">Immortal Woman He</a>&quot;.&nbsp; On the reverse, the Immortal Woman He stands at the right of the hole.&nbsp; A lotus flower is at the left of the hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>3)&nbsp; The inscription on the charm at the top right is <i>chu ru ping an</i> (出入平安) which translates as &quot;May your coming and going be in peace&quot;.&nbsp; A dragon and phoenix are on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) The inscription on the charm at the middle right is <i>han xian zhong li</i> (汉仙钟离) which translates as the &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Zhongli" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Zhongli" rel="nofollow">Immortal Han Zhongli</a>&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; The reverse shows Han Zhongli standing on a cloud on the right.&nbsp; His fan is shown on the left.</p><p><br /></p><p>5) The inscription on the charm at the bottom right is <i>jin yu man tang</i> (金玉满堂) which translates as &quot;May gold and jade fill your house&quot;.&nbsp; A dragon and phoenix are on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>The immortals displayed on three of the charms are members of a famous group of Daoists known as the &quot;<a href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#eight_immortals" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#eight_immortals" rel="nofollow">Eight Immortals</a>&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of your charms are modern reproductions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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