ANCIENT CHINA Brothel Sprintria Sex Token Love Charm erotic Large Amulet Coin
Qing dynasty of China
Brothel Sprintria Coin Sex Token Love Charm,
 
Four position Large erotic coin
 
Weight: 38 grams, Size: 55 mm; Brass
 
Obverse: Four couples making love, having sexual intercourse with four Sex positions:
top: Missionary position; bottom: Cowgirl position; left: Doggy style; right: Standing position
 
Reverse: " feng - hua - xue - yue " , which means: " wind, flower, snow and moon "
- romantic themes, In figurative meaning - Beautiful landscape, atmosphere for those in love.
 
 
 
Since very ancient times, three of the most important events in the life of a Chinese were (1) success in the imperial examination resulting in a government position and the prestige and wealth that accompanies it, (2) marriage and (3) having numerous sons to carry out the proper duties of filial piety and ancestor worship proscribed by the Confucian system.
The choice of a marriage partner was the responsibility of the parents and social status and wealth were the primary determinants. Romantic love was not a factor. In fact, child betrothals (engagements) were common and many young people, upon reaching a marriageable age, may have never met their future spouse until the day of the wedding.
While sex education was not a topic freely discussed in ancient China, it was nevertheless important for newlyweds to have a basic understanding of what they should do on their wedding night in order to fulfill their obligation to family and society to have sons. There were several ways to accomplish this but one method was to provide the Chinese marriage charm
displaying four sexual positionsbride with a coin which displayed the basic sexual positions.

These marriage coins or charms usually had an innocuous inscription (legend) such as "Wind, Flowers, Snow, Moon" on one side. The reverse side of the coin would depict one, two, or four couples making love in various sexual positions as can be seen on the coin at the left.

The Chinese usually refer to these coins as mixiqian (秘戏钱) which means "secret play" or "secret fun" coins. They are also known as bi huo qian (避火钱) which means "hide (evade) the fire (of lust) coins". In English, they are variously referred to as Chinese marriage coins, Chinese love coins, Chinese spring money, Chinese erotic coins, Chinese wedding coins, etc.

As mentioned, these coins are sometimes called "spring" (chun 春) money. This refers to the ancient Chinese springtime ritual, still practiced today by some ethnic minorities, where boys and girls separated by a stream would sing love songs to each other.
This charm may be from the Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911 AD) or it may be a 20th Century reproduction. In any case, it is typical of the type of Chinese marriage charm that was given to newlyweds to illustrate how they should perform on their wedding night to meet their obligations to family and society to produce children.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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