Shrine

Shrine

Shrine (or sacred platform, god house), is a kind of furniture used to worship gods or ancestral tablets, common in Chinese families and religious places. In Buddhist and Taoist traditions, shrines are important places of spiritual practice. People burn incense and place offerings in front of shrines to show their piety and respect. It can be used to worship various gods (such as the God of Wealth, Guanyin, Guan Gong) or ancestral tablets (God's main card) to pray for blessing, peace and family prosperity. When placing the shrine, feng shui factors are usually considered, such as the location should be from the inside of the house to the outside, avoiding the bedroom, kitchen or toilet.
Chinese-style metal censer

Chinese-style metal censer

A Chinese-style metal censer used in East Asian cultures primarily for sacrificial rites, religious rituals, or meditation. Used to burn incense sticks (usually the red fine incense shown in the picture, also known as "incense candles") to worship gods or ancestors. It is common in Buddhist and Taoist temples as well as in home places of worship. In traditional Chinese culture, burning incense is a long-standing custom, and the incense burner is an important ritual. Burning the three incense sticks usually represents respecting the three worlds of heaven, the ground and the people, or expressing the highest respect.
18th Century European Porcelain Taoist Theme Bowl

18th Century European Porcelain Taoist Theme Bowl

This mason porcelain bowl is made in imitation of a chinese design. The Mason Porcelain Factory began to imitate Chinese porcelain in the early 18th century to cater to the European market's fondness for oriental art.
Longevity Star Woodcarving

Longevity Star Woodcarving

Taoist longevity star wood carving. In Chinese, his name means' Star of Longevity '. The elderly figure leaned against a cane, holding a peach in his left hand and a crane beside him. In this situation, the crane would land on the cane.
Qing Dynasty gilded wooden carved Taoist seated statue

Qing Dynasty gilded wooden carved Taoist seated statue

Marble statue of Emperor Zhenwu

Marble statue of Emperor Zhenwu

Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Xuantian God, Xuanwu Emperor, Yousheng Zhenjun Xuantian God, and Insufficient Patriarch, is the full name of Zhenwu Dangmo Emperor. He is the northern god in Han myths and legends, and is the famous Yujing Zun God among Taoist immortals. At present, the main god enshrined in Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province is Emperor Zhenwu, who is called "Zhen Zhen Zhen Zhen Zhen Wu Ling Ying You Sheng Emperor" in the Dao Jing, and is referred to as "Zhenwu Emperor" for short ". Han folk called the Lord of the Demon, the Patriarch of Reporation, and the Patriarch of the Hair. After the Ming Dynasty, it had a great influence on the whole country, and the folk beliefs Han modern China were particularly common.