Fragrance fumigation, also known as incense burner and fumigation cage, is an instrument for burning fumigants to drive mosquitoes away. In Qianlong period, enamel was mainly made of filament enamel with unique and exquisite technology. Because most of the enamel ware was made by the Royal family, it formed a unique rich and luxurious artistic style in Qianlong period.
The custom of using incense has a long history in China. Since the Han Dynasty, the past dynasties have been continuing. The early aromatherapy in ancient times was made of ceramics. The production and use of incense in Ming and Qing Dynasties entered a very prosperous period. The Palace hall, study and dormitory are equipped with huge fumigating stoves up to 34 feet. Most of them are cloisonne products, such as silk enamel. There are also exquisite pieces of bronze, gold, and carving, which show the luxurious and noble Royal style. Scholars at that time also liked to display aromatherapy stoves with different shapes and elegant decorations on the bookcase to create an elegant mood of pleasure and ease. This aromatherapy stove is round, double elephant ears are prominent, three elephant heads are foot, copper-plated gold hollow pinching silk Taiping has elephant lid, elephant nose and tail are covered with saddle cushion and vase, implying "peace is elephant". The body is made of enamel twisted twigs as the main decoration. The silk is fine, the gold plating is bright, the color is rich, the decoration is magnificent and luxurious, the craft is superb, and very domineering. It's really a masterpiece. The gold-coloured four-character two-line regular script paragraph of "Qianlong Annual System" is engraved at the bottom.
The incense stove body is thick, which is in line with the characteristics of Qianlong's enamel color body. The late Qing Dynasty's fetus is thin. In addition, the early Qing Dynasty's enamel color sand hole is more. After the late Qing Dynasty, this sand hole problem has been solved. There are more marks of broken filament. This device also accords with this point. In addition, the large and small sand hole of the Qianlong Dynasty coincides with the characteristics of Qianlong ware. Points, as well as the early Qing Dynasty, including Qianlong's enamel color, which is relatively atmospheric. From the above four points, we can be sure that the instrument is a silk enamel incense stove in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is indeed a very valuable treasure!
