Chinese Incense Culture(香学)
Porcelain · Elegant and Suitable for Offering
Porcelain censers with plain surfaces and small feet, the foremost vessels for literati offerings.
Porcelain · Elegant and Suitable for Offering
Song Dynasty Porcelain Censers
Longquan li-style, Ru ware lian-style, Guan ware gui-style: glazes lustrous and smooth, without elaborate patterns—burning a single piece of agarwood is enough, most reflecting Song dynasty aesthetics.
Porcelain Incense Boxes · Incense Trays
Qingbai porcelain and blue-and-white incense boxes hold pellet and cake incense; porcelain and lacquer incense trays catch ash and hold incense tools; Ming and Qing Dehua and Jingdezhen incense utensils gradually became more elaborate.