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Seal made from one piece of bronze metal with an arched top through which is threaded a length of green cord that is knotted at the end. Chinese characters are incised in intaglio on the bottom face.
A large circular metal coin with a square hole in the middle. Script characters are in relief on one side, while human figures are in relief on the other side. Dark patina.
Three legged burner with two one-horned dragons serving as handles. The inscription on the bottom dates it to Hsuan-te (1426-1435), of the Ming Dynasty. The inscription under this incense burner states that it was given to the temple by a pilgrim from Peking. It was bought in 1923, from a priest of the "Gin Din" (Golden Summit) Temple, on Mount Omei, in the far west province of Szechwan. The original Temple had been burned many years ago. Various things were dug from the ruins and sold, to get money to rebuild. This bronze incense burner and its mate, bought by someone else, was among the relics dug from the ruins. The presentation was made over three hundred years ago. Mount Omei is one of the five holy mountains of Buddhism in China.
Three open ended tube-like sections made from bronze, hexagonal in cross-section, arranged in a row; a tall piece flanked by two short pieces. Cloud patterns in low relief are featured around the base and the top. Two five clawed dragons are molded in complete relief on the neck.
A flat circular metal mirror. TLV designs in relief on back side. Knob in centre for hanging. Green patina on both sides.
Wooden vase with rounded shoulder and base and eight lobed segments. Decorated with gold lacquered birds and chrysanthemums with glass ? inset at the centres of each flower. Motifs of lotus, cranes, and fish are engraved on the top of the brass cover. Two pink and off-white blossoms, one green seed pod, four green lotus leaves, and one green arrow-shaped leaf, each with a long and bumbpy stem, are inserted into holes in the covering, and fit into holes on the inside bottom of the base.
Flat circular metal piece. TLV mirror, representative of the universe, in black, plain boss handle in centre. Central semi-rounded knob is surrounded by a square, which is surrounded by eight smaller semi-rounded knobs. Circular design of archaic characters. Circular row of sunray-like pattern. Rim has swirl design around it. There are six concentric bands, four decorative and two inscriptional. The inner circle of inscriptions is framed in a square and lists the names of the twelve earthly branches, which correlate with the twelve intervals of the day, the twelve months, and the twelve zodiac animals. The outer inscriptional band begins with “Mr. Wang” and “new family” There are also three sets of T-, L-, and V-shaped marks. The reflective surface on the other side is now black from oxidation.
A flat circular lobed-edge metal piece. Four flying goddess designs in relief around the plain boss handle in centre.
Rectangular, two-tiered metal incense burner with a red wooden base (part c) and lid (part b); lid is topped by a pink coral-shaped finial. The burner (part a) is green with oxidization and features cloud pattern designs in low relief on the sides.
A green stone mounted on a filigree gold design.