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Subject:Bronze Chinese immortal token thinger?
Posted By: Brandon mccloskey Mon, May 07, 2018 IP: 173.188.16.27 I was wondering if anybody could tell me what this is or what it came off of please? If its old? :) Its very well done, I can imagine it being on a censer or one of those hats but its just a shot in the dark. |
Subject:Re: Bronze Chinese immortal token thinger?
Posted By: Bill H Wed, May 09, 2018 This is an image of the Daoist Longevity God, which may have been made for wearing devotionally as an amulet, inside a small case that hangs by a chain around the devotee's neck. Here's a link to an eBay auction of such a Buddha amulet. Since there are eight principal Daoist immortals, there probably would be other amulets for each, though I'm more used to seeing the deities in larger images. |
Subject:Re: Bronze Chinese immortal token thinger?
Posted By: Brandon mccloskey Thu, May 10, 2018 Thank you for your response Bill, helpful as always :) I was wondering if it may be something of that nature but it only being one sided and a repousse made me think it was attacked to something larger.. any thought? |
Subject:Re: Bronze Chinese immortal token thinger?
Posted By: Bill H Fri, May 11, 2018 I suppose it could have been attached to an easel-type prop to serve as a place card holder for birthday celebrations. This is the only picture I can find of one. I can't find one at the moment showing the back. |
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