Yellow-Ground Famille Rose Gourd-Form Incense Burner with Silk Hanging Scroll
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Description
This incense burner, accompanied by a silk hanging scroll, combines ceramic ornament, auspicious form, and the culture of interior display. The gourd shape carries associations of blessing, abundance, and continuity, while the yellow ground and famille rose palette lend the piece a vivid decorative presence.
Objects of this kind belong naturally to settings where incense, display, and cultivated arrangement overlap. The additional hanging scroll expands the piece beyond the category of vessel alone, presenting it instead as part of a more complete visual ensemble.
Within a scholar’s or collector’s interior, such an object would have appealed not only through utility but through color, symbolic resonance, and the ability to animate a room or desk setting. Its interest lies in the combination of ceremonial suggestion and decorative richness.
This example is best presented as an object of display and incense culture, valued for form, color, and setting.
Details
Object Type: Incense Burner / Decorative Scholar Object
Form: Gourd-shaped incense burner with internal compartment
Material: Porcelain with famille rose enamel decoration
Decoration:
Yellow ground with floral scrolls, lotus motifs, auspicious medallions and pierced openwork panel
Interior:
Silk painting hanging scroll
Height: 43.5 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Condition:
Minor wear, glaze variation, and age-related surface character are consistent with the materials and with handling over time.
Packaging:
Carved wooden presentation box with dragon motif, silk sleeve, and illustrated document.
Period:
Qing style
We are happy to provide additional photographs, closer views, and condition details whenever possible. Serious inquiries are always welcome.