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Management number | 5828639 | Release Date | 2025/08/21 | List Price | $90.00 | Model Number | 5828639 | ||
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A tiny temple of scent and silence. This antique incense burner stands just 3.5 inches tall, but its energy is monumental. A cast metal lid features a Fu dog, guardian of sacred space, perched protectively atop, while lion head handles bite down on bronze rings like sentinels at the gate.
Open the lid and you find a darkened interior, the kind that remembers incense long since burned.
The inscription on the bottom looks like:
• The right character resembles 壽 (shòu), meaning "longevity" a very traditional character often used in Chinese decorative arts, especially on items intended for blessings or ceremonial use.
• The left character may be 吉 (jí), meaning "auspicious" or "lucky."
Together, if this interpretation is correct, the mark might represent:
吉壽 (jí shòu): "Auspicious Longevity"
This would be a blessing mark, not necessarily a maker's signature, which is common on incense burners, brush washers, and scholar's desk items. It's more of a symbolic inscription than a signa
Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > 100 years or older |
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Size | N/A |
Brand | None |
Condition | Good |
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