Silver lock decorated on both sides with a lotus pod. The Lotus is the only flower that blooms when the seedpod is already in place and thus it symbolizes the ‘Early arrival of sons’. The shape of this lock is quite unusual. It dates from the late Qing (1644 – 1912) to the early Republic period (1912 – 1947). Width 5.5 cm. Height 3.9 cm. Depth 1.0 cm. Weight 30.8 grams.