Horse-shaped incense stick holder in famille rose on a green ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Horse-shaped incense stick holder in famille rose on a green ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B001517N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Incense set
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The main part of this incense stick is a shallow dish. The heart of the dish stands on a white horse. It is decorated with eight kinds of Taoist eight treasures, an ancient coin, double coin, silver ingot, single coin, rhinoceros horn, Fangsheng, gold ingot and coral. Although it is the Eight Treasures of Taoism, the eight objects are quite different from the Eight Treasures of Taoism in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. For example, copper coins appeared three times, with different shapes, single coins and double coins. Another example is that silver ingots and gold ingots appear at the same time. In addition to expensive coral and rhinoceros horn, the whole incense stick is full of wealth and joy. The horse’s back was decorated with a treasure box. The ancient coins have the words “Peace under Heaven”. The inside and outside of the dish is painted with lake green glaze, and the edge of the dish is decorated with purple palindrome in pink for a week. The bottom of the vessel is painted with red seal characters, “made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”.