Description:

This incense burner may once have stood on a Buddhist or Daoist altar along with other vessels such as vases and candlesticks.�People also burnt incense both inside and outside the home to create a nice smell and keep insects away. This incense burner is made in the shape of an ancient bronze three-legged vessel called a ding.

Glass
Height: 6.9 cm, diameter: 11.5 cm

Chinese Description:

香炉 中国，清朝，约1800-1900 这香炉或许曾与烛台等祭器一併置于佛教或道教的祭坛。古人好燃香熏染家居，并藉以驱虫除秽。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4635