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: C1B000149N000000000PAD
• 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 people in the center. It is decorated with eight kinds of Taoist eight treasures and one ancient coin, double coin, silver ingot, single coin, rhinoceros horn, Fangsheng, gold ingot 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 exposed bottom of the foot circle is white, and the bottom of the utensil is made in the year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, with six characters and three lines of iron red seal characters.