Ancient Chinese "Hòu" (護符) Amulets – Taoist Funeral Protection Talismans
Here is a rare opportunity to discover a little-known part of Chinese esoteric heritage: the "Hòu" (護符) amulets , traditional funerary talismans used exclusively by Taoist workers and priests responsible for moving or exhuming tombs in ancient Chinese cemeteries.
These protective objects were made by hand, from ritual paper or sacred fabric , and inscribed with celestial seals, invocations or exorcising orders . Once blessed, they were worn as medallions or sewn onto clothing to repel ghosts (幽靈) , wandering spirits , or vengeful ghosts (冤魂) likely to attach themselves to those who disturbed the rest of the dead.
Each piece is ancient, unique, and unobtainable in modern commerce . The talismans offered here are preserved in their original cases, and some are damaged and still show traces of smoke or wax – silent witnesses to forgotten rituals.
These amulets are more or less old (between the 1960s and the very end of the 90s)
Features :
🧙♂️ Origin: Chinese community of Bangkok.
📜 Support: Ritual paper, yellow or orange fabric, sometimes tied with sacred thread
✨ Use: Protection against spirits when moving graves
📦 Presentation: In their original lamination or reliquary
They were there, hidden among the dead, silent as forgotten incense. The workers who approached the graves carried these talismans sewn close to their hearts, for they knew that to disturb the dead without an offering was to summon their anger. Even today, these fragments of fabric speak of another world—that of invisible pacts made between the living and spirits. A world these hou protect, in a whisper of red ink and ancient silence.