Antique Incense

It was likely used in a garden for incense, tea or plants but, today, would work well indoors or out.

It's height indicates it was likely used in a garden for incense, tea or plants but, today, would work well indoors or out.

A kogo is used for holding incense and historically most often at the tea ceremony, the temple, or for the small worship area in the home.

A kogo is used for holding incense and historically most often at the tea ceremony, the temple, or for the small worship area in the home.

Let us recall that gold, brought by Melchior, is associated with earthly power; incense is linked to religious ritual, to the sacredness of the Child; myrrh, associated with embalmin...

Let us recall that gold, brought by Melchior, is associated with earthly power; incense is linked to religious ritual, to the sacredness of the Child; myrrh, associated with embalmin...

An extraordinary Chinese Peking rug with an amazing abrash indigo central field with butterflies, phoenix, and plumes of incense smoke around a central moon shaped medallion with a g...

Wings on back are removable to use crane as a censer to burn incense. This elegant pair will add a regal presence to your home interior.

Rare decorative urn that would have been used for incense or pot pourri. Original black paint with very strong grecian influences with the gilt painted greek key and embellishments.

Rare decorative urn that would have been used for incense or pot pourri. Original black paint with very strong grecian influences with the gilt painted greek key and embellishments. 

With precious scale and a subdued, celadon-grey glaze, the little vase is the perfect place for a spray of delicate flowers or a single stick of incense. Additional Dimensions: Diam...

Featuring winged side panels, the piece resembles an altar table used for incense, offerings, or family memorabilia. It displays a rectangular top reinforced with beams on the sides ...

A pair of 19 Century Qing Dynasty Chinese patinated bronze dragon pagoda temple censor / incense burner. The censors are decorated with a high relief flowers , a dragon curling aroun...

An antique Japanese copper tripod incense burner of Koro type with cloisonne enamel design.

Ridged carvings known as "incense stick" run along the side of the table top and apron, continuing down the legs to provide a sense of unifying movement.

This exquisite Ming Xuan De style incense burner is the exact model of a traditional temple censer.

Typical dynamic scene of baroque taste focused on the figures of the Virgin Mary and the Child surounded by other adoring figures: on the right there is Saint Joseph , on the left tw...

The rectangular stepped base with a fine mount in high relief of foliage, butterflies, laurel wreaths and vessels burning incense. Clock with silk suspension and strikes at half-hou...

Both legs are adorned with a single "incense stick" beading in the middle. The slim horizontal panel below the doors marks the position of a hidden storage compartment inside.

Set with offerings, ancestor portraits, and incense, this table would have played a spirited role in home-based ancestor ritual.

Chinese famille rose porcelain figure of Budai / Happy Buddha seated and wearing a copper red glazed robe with green scrolling floral pattern, with holes at ears, nose, and mouth and...

Similar pieces are pictured in "Louis Lawrence : Hirado Prince of Porcelains" Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Incense Burners Region of Origin: Japan Per...

Gold lacquer kogo incense box in the shape of a mandarin duck. Its feathers are delicately rendered in takamaki-e on the back and hiramaki-e on the belly.

Two full length drawers provide storage of scripts and incense. A single board of red elm wood is used as table top.

Crafted of a beautiful dense hardwood, this petite table from the late 19th century is designed for displaying precious objects, such as fine porcelain, sculptures, or incense burner...

Likely used for burning incense, the stand's refined design reflects the Qing-dynasty literati's taste for fine materials and balanced proportions.

A pair of early 19th century Wedgwood Rosso Antico stoneware incense burners each supported by three black basalt dolphins and sprigged with black basalt Egyptian motifs.

a small scale / petite pair of elegant 19th century French Restoration (1814-1830) patinated and gilt bronze brule-parfums / cassolettes / censer (incense burner), triangular tripod ...

The central field includes an overlay of multicolored auspicious flowering chrysanthemums, peonies, and lotus, as well as billowing incense smoke and other scholars objects. The bord...

Rounded stands like this were frequently used in traditional Chinese culture as incense stands and are sometimes called meiping or vase stands because of their similarity in shape to...

One wing is slightly darker than the other, perhaps from closer exposure to smoke or incense. One wing is attached to base. The other wing can be removed from its base when moving.

They were designed as incense burners. Perhaps they were a wedding gift — ducks symbolize felicity and conjugal fidelity — and were kept in the lady’s chambers.

A rare and unusual Empire night light or incense burner. The pierced bronze lid is surmounted by a gilt bronze owl.

This 19th-century porcelain incense burner once resided upon the family altar of a provincial Qing-dynasty home.

A black lacquer finish brings out the beautiful Silhouette of this elegant Qing-dynasty altar table once used to hold incense, offerings and portraits honoring ancestors.

At the time, people offered fruits, incense and carved spirit figures to respect ancestors, protect family and bring good fortune.

19th century embossed brass Gothic church chandelier was originally designed for four candles around the outside, with a place to put incense on the inside to help keep a pleasant sc...

In front and below, a table for burning incense. The piece is made from elm wood covered in black lacquer and trimmed with cinnabar lacquer.

Marked on the base with a incense burner. The first of this kind we have ever seen in our career.

Both in profile, one holding in her hand a small jar and the other one holding a cup which releases, probably, burning incense. They are both hair dressed and dressed like in Antiqui...

Suspended from three stylized chains is an incense burning cup that hangs above a central bowl with applied gilt-brass and white milk glass flowers and emanating six gilt-brass candl...

Small holes suggest that this metal decoration may have originally been used to burn incense.

An antique Japanese copper Kogo box for incense. Early Meiji period, ca. 1870s. Round shape.

The statue has layers of soot embedded into the polychrome from many years of exposure to incense burning. Good condition as an artifact exhibiting its age, history and patina.

Worn smooth and richly toned, the lacquered table once supported tablets, smoking incense, and lush offerings of flowers and food as part of traditional rituals honoring ancestors.  

This long, elegant altar table once provided a place to burn incense or display valuable art objects. It may have been used in the reception hall of a private mansion or in an ancest...

This pair of display stands dates to the early 20th century and would have been used as pedestals for floral arrangements or burning incense. The square stands are crafted of norther...

A very nicely decorated SET of 8 deep dishes in Blue and white with a lovely and high quality garden scene with flowers, rocks and a table rock with an incense burner, books and a va...

Such items were traditionally used in temples and homes for burning incense, playing a significant role in Chinese cultural and religious practices.

With a nice scene of vases and incense burners. Country of origin: China Period: Kangxi period, ca 1720 Condition: Dish 1 > 2 hairlines and very minimal frits.

Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). This incense burner is a fine example of the Japonism that conquered Europe between 1860 and the early 20th century.

Rare Satsuma porcelain set, consisting of a very small teapot with animated decoration and a tripod incense pot, with animated decoration on the outside.

The piece is hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a continuous scene of a "Meeting of 18 Scholars" practicing calligraphy, playing chess, burning incense, playing the Chin, ad...

The narrow table was likely once used as a family’s altar, upon which they placed incense, fruit, and other offerings to pay respects to their ancestors.

Imbued with rusted character, the once finely detailed tripod legs take on an almost animal-like quality, while the bowl blackened with char conjures up the glow of burning incense. ...

This table played an important role in home-based ancestor worship, providing space to hold incense, honorific objects and offerings of food.

Designed for use atop a Kang platform, the low chest has three narrow drawers once used for storing incense and other accessories. With its simple form and aged walnut construction, ...