Guangci Temple: Incense Burner
Stone
Guangci Temple: Incense Burner
TAIWAN, Tainan; Qing dynasty
An inscription on the right of this incense burner dates it to 1846, while on the left states the name of the donor. The inscription in the center in a bold seal script is the name of the temple.
The incense burner is rectangular in shape with a wide rim. Including the two curved ruyi-shape handles, it measures 65 cm long, 26 cm wide, and 39 cm high. The base is wider than the body and is decorated with ribbon patterns and has a lion’s head at each corner. The legs supporting the base are in the form of lions’ paws.
The incense burner has simple lines, elegant inscriptions, and restrained decoration.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 112.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Guangci Temple: Incense Burner." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 112.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Guangci Temple: Incense Burner" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:112.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Guangci Temple: Incense Burner. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 112).
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