Product Description
Chinese Red Resin Money Toad - Small Size with "jeweled" eyes. Supplied in a red card box
This is a three-legged Money Toad resting on ingots with red gemstone eyes. Comes complete with a mini coin for his mouth
The Jin Chan also called Chan Chu is most commonly translated as "Money Toad" or "Money Frog". It represents a popular Feng Shui charm for prosperity.
This mythical creature is said to appear during the full moon, near houses or businesses that will soon receive good news (most of the time, the nature of this good news is understood to be wealth-related).
According to one Chinese legend, the Jin Chan was the greedy wife of one of the Eight Immortals, who was transformed into a toad as punishment for stealing the Peaches of Immortality.
It is usually depicted as a bullfrog / toad with flared nostrils and only one hind leg, sitting on a pile of traditional Chinese cash, with a coin in its mouth. On its back, it often displays seven spots symbolizing the Big Dipper, which plays an important role in Chinese astrology.
According to Feng Shui beliefs, Jin Chan helps attract and protect wealth, and guards against bad luck. Because it symbolizes the flow of money, Feng Shui lore insists that a Jin Chan statue should not be positioned facing the main door ("outward"). It also "should never be kept in the bathroom, bedroom, dining room or kitchen
Product Size (All measurements are approximate)
8cm long x 7cm wide x 6cm tall
Weight is around 250g
