Incense stick holder in the shape of the Twin Immortals of Union and Harmony with the Eight Treasures in famille rose on a green ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Incense stick holder in the shape of the Twin Immortals of Union and Harmony with the Eight Treasures in famille rose on a green ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B000148N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Incense set
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The main part of this powder incense stick is a shallow dish, with two immortals in its heart. It is decorated with eight Taoist ancient coins, double coins, silver ingots, single coins, rhinoceros horn, Fangsheng, gold ingots and coral around it. 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 ancient coins have the words “peace under heaven”. The inside and outside of the dish are painted with lake green glaze, and the dish edge is decorated with coral red gold foil. The bottom edge of the round foot is exposed in white, and the bottom of the device is painted with six characters and three lines of seal characters “made in Qianlong’s year of the Qing Dynasty” in red.