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A Chinese Bronze Incense Burner - Sage Riding Deer browse these categories for related items... All Items: Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze: Pre 1900: item #798749 Please refer to our stock #Coll 1020 when inquiring.
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This is a two piece bronze incense burner in the shape of a deer looking back at an elderly sage who is riding in his back. The sage is possibly the figure of Lao Tzu – although Lao Tzu is usually shown riding on the back of an ox or bullock. The sage rider forms the cover of the incense burner and is detachable – it is held to the deer by a short protuberance on the bottom of the figure and a hole in the top of the deer. The piece measures 7” high by 5” long by 2” wide and is in excellent condition with soft patina. We are not positive if the green in the grooves of the piece are verdi-gris or left over polish from having been polished some years ago. We date it to the late Qing dynasty, circa 1870s – 1900. Lao Tzu was born in app. 500 BC, in southern China in the state of Ch'u, now known as the Hunan Province. Almost nothing is known about Lao Tzu apart from what can be gleaned from the legends that surround his name. His book of spiritual reflections called the Tao Te Ching has been published in more languages than any book except the Bible. Laozi (Chinese:; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade-Giles: Lao tzu; also Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, Lão Tử, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. Laozi is revered as a god in religious forms of Taoism.
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