Antique Chinese tri-flap Five Poisons Purse in Silk, Shanxi Province

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DESCRIPTION:
Antique Chinese tri-flap Five Poisons Purse

ITEM: TQ-1002

MATERIAL: Black, Blue and Yellow Silk

DIMENSIONS:
4.25" square when closed

AGE IN YEARS (APPX):
125

DYNASTY: Q'ING

ORIGIN:
SHANXI PROVINCE

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Antique Chinese tri-flap Five Poisons Purse
Prized Qing Dynasty Chinese antique tri-flap Five Poisons Purse in silk from Shanxi Province

Dynasties of Asia offers a unique antique Chinese textile known as a Tri-Flap silk 'Five Poisons' Purse.

The Five Poisons Purse was used by for a man, and worn at the hip, secured by a belt of a robe.

An unusual Chinese antique, our Five Poisons purse is 125 years old and features depictions of a scorpion, snake, centipede, toad, and lizard.

These Five poisonous animals are meant to neutralize all evil.

This silk purse is in remarkable condition and is certainly a must-have for a serious collector of antique Chinese textiles.

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