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This sale is for a rare Bronze based Cloisonné Censer. The censer is fashioned with two shaped dragon handles to either side and the body is decorated with bronze sheet panels and Tigers in Bronze relief, All this on a blue turquoise background. The underside is decorated with a circular panel with Character Seal/Mark in a stamped square. The domed cover is decorated with openwork eagles surmounted by a crouched finial. With the supreme Lord TaiShang LaoJun (Laozi) aloft.  A fantastic piece of craftsmanship especially the animals surrounding the bowl.
The enamel has natural fissures which could be, possibly, that is is a hardstone on top of bronze rather than enamel.  The figurine of Laozi is slightly askew – I would guess with handling over the years ; 19th Century Qing Period. Measures 9cm to top of finial and 12 cm across (handle to handle). As one of the most ancient and respected deities in Daoism, Tai Shang Lao Jun is un As one of the most ancient and respected deities in Daoism, Tai Shang Lao Jun is unsurprisingly known by many names and holds many respected titles, including, but not limited to, Dao De Tian Zun (道德天尊 dào dé tiān zūn) - literally "The Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue" - and Tai Qing (太清 tài qīng) - literally "the Grand Pure One." Even the name Tai Shang Lao Jun means "the Supreme Venerable Sovereign."
 
Tao Shang Laojun He is one of the Three Pure Ones (三清 sān qīng)1 and is believed to be the founder of Daoism. In order to bring his teachings to earth, he is said to have been reincarnated many times across history, the most famous incarnation of which was Lao Zi (老子 lǎo zi). surprisingly known by many names and holds many respected titles, including, but not limited to, Dao De Tian Zun (道德天尊 dào dé tiān zūn) - literally "The Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue" - and Tai Qing (太清 tài qīng) - literally "the Grand Pure One." Even the name Tai Shang Lao Jun means "the Supreme Venerable Sovereign."
 
The Three Purities, or the Three Pure Ones, are the highest deities in the Taoist pantheon. They function, for Taoism, in a similar way to the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) of Christianity, or the Trikaya (Dharmakaya, Samboghakaya, and Nirmanakaya) of Buddhism. They represent three aspects of the divinity inherent in all living beings.

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