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Lucky charm in the form of a pink, carved stone shoe with upturned, round toes. Decorated with incised floral motifs on sides and a character on base.
'Xie' means shoe in Chinese, and is pronounced similarly to the word for evil spirit. Carved miniature stone shoes were given to young children to ward off evil spirits.