Buddhist Long-handled Censer, 8th century, 4 1/4 x 16 x 4 9/16 in. ( x x cm), Bronze, China, 8th century, Hand censers of this unique form were used in Buddhist rituals during the Tang dynasty. The cup-shaped censer is fitted with a removable liner cast with a small Buddhist lion on the rim holding a loose ring in its mouth. The top of the handle is decorated with a flat, openwork petal-shaped ornament applied with two large bosses, and the handle terminus is surmounted by another protective Buddhist lion seated on a lotus-petal decorated base.

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