The Language and Iconography of Chinese Charms: Deciphering a Past Belief System

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Chinese Charms and the Iconographic Language of Good Luck and Heavenly Protection....Pages 1-30
Charms Decorated with Liu bo Patterns from the Han Dynasty  ....Pages 31-48
Not an Ordinary Hoard: The Coins in the Hejiacun  Treasure  ....Pages 49-68
The Language of Protective Power: Star Worship and the Four Spirits Charms....Pages 69-82
Coin Charms Featuring Gods and Spirits during the Song and the Jin Dynasties....Pages 83-104
Horse Coins: Pieces for Da ma, the Chinese Board Game ‘Driving the Horses ’....Pages 105-124
The Liao Dynasty  Coins Inscribed ‘Ten Thousand Years’....Pages 125-147
Temple Coins of the Yuan Dynasty....Pages 149-161
Lucky Charms from the Ming  and the Qing  Dynasties....Pages 163-201
Writing against Evil: Epigraphy on Chinese Ya guai Charms....Pages 203-222
The Vietnamese Charms  in the Department of Coins and Medals  of the French National Library  ....Pages 223-233
 Fuhonsen  Coins and the Ancient Japanese Theology....Pages 235-243
A Book Review of Chinese Charms: Art, Religion and Folk Belief ....Pages 245-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-302