Large Bronze Perfume Burner with Brown Patina - China - Dynasty: Qing - Period: 19th Century

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Large Bronze Perfume Burner with Brown Patina - China - Dynasty: Qing - Period: 19th Century

Name: Large Bronze Perfume Burner with Brown Patina - China - Dynasty: Qing - Period: 19th Century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: Q8F08G4T5O
Price: 680 EUR
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Period 19th century

Style Asian Arts

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Charming and large perfume burner in bronze with Chinese brown patina.
Its tripod base resting on a circular bronze pedestal is composed of three majestic phoenixes with spread wings, supporting an incense vase, the body of which presents a decoration in relief where a magnificent dragon evolves in search of the sacred pearl granting wishes.
The handles supporting the neck of the incense vase are decorated with finely chiseled dragons with their mouths open.

Period : 19th century
Dynasty : Qing
Dimensions : Height : 37cm x Width : 14,6cm

Perfumes play an important role in Chinese culture and are present in almost every moment of daily life.

In the many rituals that organize Chinese society (Taoist, Buddhist or Confucian), the Chinese use resins and scented woods to delimit a space or a sacred time.

The presence of the incense burner alone is enough to signal or define a sacred place.

In everyday life, people have long treated their bodies with the use of odoriferous products and perfumes, as can be seen in books of medical recipes (fangshu), those devoted to perfumes and even certain collections of poetry (see the Materia medica treatise or Ben Cao Gang Mu, the most complete and detailed medical treatise ever written in the history of traditional Chinese medicine.
It was written by Li Shi-zhen (1518-1593), a medical expert of the Ming dynasty).

Perfumes were for many centuries reserved for the elite.

The common peasant had to be satisfied with the scent of flowers to escape from the smell of sewage and other joyful things that perfumed cities and villages.

For the wealthy Chinese (and most often for the social category called the literati), aromatic substances were part of daily life.

The daily life of these aesthetes required the use of many refined objects, such as the perfume burner, testifying to the rank of the owner, or allowing them to exercise their profession, such as the inkwell.

Ref: Q8F08G4T5O

Additional Information

Condition	As new
Style	Asian Arts (Decorative objects of Asian Arts Style)
Period	19th century (Decorative objects 19th century)
Width (cm)	14,6
Height (cm)	37
Materials	Bronze