Name/Title
Tradecard, tiger coinEntry/Object ID
CHSA-07884Scope and Content
Color. Illus. England; London; Cavanders Ltd.: Silver background with an illus. of a tiger holding a large Chinese coin with Chinese "characters" on it. See CHSA-07862-07886. Back: "Ancient Chinese No. 23."; "This animal is worshipped by Chinese gamblers. Sometimes an image is made of wood or clay, or a picture is delineated of a tiger standing on its hind legs and grasping a large cash in its mouth or paws. Incense and candles are often burned before this image, whilst on the second and sixteenth day of every Chinese month offerings of meat, fish, etc., are frequently made before it.Dimensions
Height
2-3/4 inWidth
1-1/2 in