A huanghuali rectangular incense burner stand
Mid Qing DynastyThe single-panel top set within a rectangular frame, above a narrow waist and apron carved with stylised archaistic scrolls, the elegant legs of square section joined by humpback base stretchers. 85cm (33 1/2in) high x 34.5cm (13 5/8in) deep x 45.5cm
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清中期 黃花梨四足有束腰長方香几For a discussion on incense stands, their origins and use, see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Classical Chinese Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, pp.295-302, where the author explores the inspirational role played by the incense stand in the life of the Chinese literati who would commonly use incense to induce a poetic state of mind.