Large Bronze Perfume Burner Brown Patina China Dynasty Qing, Period 19th Century

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Large Bronze Perfume Burner Brown Patina China Dynasty Qing, Period 19th Century

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Lovely and large bronze perfume burner with Chinese brown patina. Its tripod base resting on a circular bronze base is composed of three majestic phoenixes with outstretched wings, supporting a bronze incense vase whose body has 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 represent finely chiseled dragons with their mouths open. Period: 19th Dynasty: Qing Dimensions: Height: 37cm x width: 14.6cm Perfumes play a major role in Chinese culture and are present in almost every moment of daily life. In the many rituals that organize Chinese society (Taoists, Buddhists or even Confucians), the Chinese use odoriferous resins and woods to delimit a sacred space or time. The mere presence of the incense burner is enough to signal or define a sacred place. In everyday life, the body was cared for for a long time through the use of odoriferous products and perfumes, as evidenced by the books of medical recipes (fangshu), those devoted to perfumes and even certain collections of poetry (see the treatise Materia medica or Ben Cao Gang Mu, the most comprehensive and detailed treatise on medicine 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 several centuries reserved for the elite. The basic pecore often had to be content with the scent of flowers to get away from the smell of waste water and other joys that then perfumed towns and villages. For the well-to-do Chinese (and most often for the social category known as the Literate), aromatic substances were part of daily life. The daily life of these aesthetes required the use of many refined objects, such as the incense burner, testifying to the rank of the owner, or allowing them to exercise their profession, such as the inkwell.

Dimensions:
Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Diameter: 5.91 in (15 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
19th Century
Condition:
Seller Location:
CRÉTEIL, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7814232857922