The single-panel top set within a rectangular frame, above a narrow waist and apron carved with stylised archaistic scrolls, the elegant legs of square section joined by humpback base stretchers.
China, circa 1800
Height: 85 cms (33.5 ins)
Width: 45.5 cms (18 ins)
Depth: 34.5 cms (13.5 ins)
This antique incense stand dates to the mid-Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1911) and is made of precious Chinese Huanghuali wood. In China, the burning of incense, translated to “shaoxiang,” is a traditional religious practice for worship. This incense stand is raised on elegant square section scooped legs with indented edges above the humpbacked base stretchers, terminating on inward-curved hoof feet. It features recessed and scooped narrow aprons with minimal carved central appliqués, finished in the round.
For a discussion on incense stands, their origins and use, see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Classical Chinese Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, pp.295-302, where the author explores the inspirational role played by the incense stand in the life of the Chinese literati who would commonly use incense to induce a poetic state of mind.
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