Size: Diameter 10.5 cm. Weight 250 g.
Materials: Tibetan silver (alloy of tin with copper or zinc), copper.
Condition: Looks like vintage.
This vintage style plate with Two Phoenix ornament, handmade of Tibetan silver and copper, decorated with traditional Chinese style. Phoenix in Chinese culture is a symbol of beauty, femininity, grace and nobility. The image of a phoenix is often used as a talisman to attract good luck, happiness and prosperity. The phoenix is associated with fire, the sun and the elements of the south. In Chinese philosophy, the phoenix represents the feminine principle (yin). Legend has it that the phoenix is able to be reborn from the ashes, which symbolizes immortality and spiritual renewal.