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QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid
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QING DYNASTY 19th Century Dragons Bronze Censer With Scepter Cover Lid

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A 19th century dragons censer from the Qing Dynasty.

This is a beautiful antique censer, heavily cast in high relief in the middle of the 19th century during the Qing Dynasty, circa 1850. The fabulous censer has been designed with an ovoid body standing on three large elephant-head legs. It was crafted with exceptional highly detailed parts in solid gilt bronze depicting three exceptional mythical dragons. Fitted with a lid with a scepter on top and stamped with an apocryphal four-characters Qing Tongzhi square mark in relief.

The Tongzhi Emperor

He born in 1856 Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the tenth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China. His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted through his adolescence, was largely overshadowed by the rule of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi. Although he had little influence over state affairs, the events of his reign gave rise to what historians call the "Tongzhi Restoration", an unsuccessful attempt to stabilize and modernize China.

The Qing Dynasty

Officially the Great Qing, was the Manchu-led last dynasty in the imperial history of China. It was proclaimed in 1636 in Manchuria (modern-day Northeast China), in 1644 entered Beijing, extended its rule to cover all of China proper, and then extended the empire into Central Asia. The dynasty lasted until 1912. In orthodox Chinese historiography, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China. The multiethnic Qing empire lasted for almost three centuries and assembled the territorial base for modern China. It was the largest Chinese dynasty and in 1790 the fourth largest empire in world history in terms of territorial size. With a population of 432 million in 1912, it was the world's most populous country at the time.

Country: China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

Date: Circa 1850.

Materials: Bronze.

Weight: 3 Pounds. (1.59 Kg.). 

Measurements: 197 mm by 229 mm by 229 mm (7.75 x 9 x 9 Inches).

Hallmarks: Stamped in the bottom, with an apocryphal four-character Qing Tongzhi mark in high relief inside a square.

Condition: The overall condition of Qing Dynasty Censer is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage and all parts are secured in their settings. This antique censer has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

INVENTORY REF: D032925TENK/.0928

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