Qing Dynasty “Jiuzhou Qingyan” blessing money, one box with two layers

Qing Dynasty “Jiuzhou Qingyan” blessing money, one box with two layers, a total of twelve pieces[Specifications]Box: height 12cm, diameter 22cm, weight 8.9 kgBlessing money: diameter 4.6cm, total weight 0.48 kg[Inscription] Made in the Qianlong period[Details]The twelve blessing money is a typical representative of Qianlong’s aesthetics. Twelve money, divided into two layers, placed in twelve slots, placed in a special copper gilt round box, the lid is finely made of five bats holding “Jiuzhou Qingyan”, and the outside is decorated with a circle of Kuilong and entwined lotus patterns. The side of the round box is finely carved with Ruyi cloud head patterns and sea water beast patterns, and the bottom is supported by four cloud pattern feet. There are six coins on one layer, with embossed honeysuckle on the whole body and cloud patterns on the inside, which are evenly fine, complicated and luxurious. The bottom of the two layers has entangled flowers, including auspicious patterns such as peony and pomegranate. The twelve coins are matched with six kinds of coin covers, two of each kind, and the coin covers are decorated with auspicious patterns such as bats, swastika patterns, and flowers. The inner groove where the coins are placed is ingenious. The center of the coin box can be rotated. After rotation, the bottom of the groove convexly pushes the coins out, while rotating in the opposite direction, the coins are locked in the groove and cannot be taken out. With the coin cover, it fits tightly and is extremely exquisite.There are twelve coins, and the coin texts are selected from the blessing words related to the country and the people. According to the order of the earthly branches, they are: “Peace in the world, long-term peace and stability, political harmony, gentle wind and sweet rain, peace and prosperity, uprightness, blessing from heaven, long-lasting blessings, longevity, prosperity and peace, auspiciousness and peace, and four-character auspicious words in Chinese, with the auspicious patterns of the Eight Immortals dotted in between, and the auspicious cloud patterns on the edge of the coin are neatly arranged as decoration.