History of Incense Culture

The history of incense use among the Chinese people dates back thousands of years. The Warring States, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties, and the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties are the main periods in the development of Chinese civilization.Before the Han Dynasty, incense was mainly used in the Tang Mu incense, ceremonial incense, and the Boshan-style incense culture prevailed.
In the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, not only did the use of incense flourish, but also because of the fusion of Oriental and Western civilizations, it enriched the various forms of incense practice.Song and Yuan, incense and fighting tea, flower arrangement, hanging paintings, for the upper class elegant life of the 'four idle things'.
Due to the pursuit of material and spiritual life of the scholars, and efforts to encourage from the spiritual level to advocate and lead, the traditional Chinese culture of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as food, wine, tea, etc. have completed the foundation, presenting a broad and majestic trend.

  • Handheld Censer

    The "handheld censer" is typicallyshaped like the top of a flat circle, resembling anumbrella. This design serves a practical purpose bypreventing incense ash from dropping onto the hand.The lower edge of the burner features atrumpet-shaped design that is stable and easy toposition. The handle is slightly slender and easy tograsp, and the middle of the burner body is comfortablefor holding burning incense. On the one hand, theincense burner's design is also inspired by the form ofbronze beans, which carries a sense of formality andsolemn qualities as well as an implied sense of calmand convergence.

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  • Begonias Censer

    The earliest known begonia-shaped censers were made of gold and silver during the Tang Dynasty. Porcelain versions of these burners first appeared during the Song Dynasty, and they eventually gained popularity and mass production during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
    This stove has mold molding, hand-carved repair for the mouth and ears, a large red pickled lacquer craft for the stove cover and stove seat, and an oval-shaped stove body full of work with pastel colors and an intricate pattern of entwined lotuses and peonies.

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  • Gold flower incense box

    A jade incense box prototype with a raised lid that was hand-carved with the Niu Dan pattern during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Old red was used to depict flowers in the pattern.
    The middle of the Qing Dynasty saw frequent use of this design by the imperial family. Color, and the color from light to dark, Distinct layers, the gap between flowers is shown with 24K pure gold powder, The whole provides people a wonderful environment of flowers and wealth and auspiciousness.
    Compatible with pan incense, powder, tablets, pills, cakes, and little bits of agarwood.

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Incense ware

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Tea Ceremony

The Chinese tea ceremony, which originated in China and was brought to Japan during the Southern Song Dynasty, is a way to appreciate the beauty of tea. It is also considered a kind of art that involves cooking and drinking tea, a way to cultivate the way of life, and a very useful and beautiful ceremony that involves making tea, appreciating tea, smelling tea, drinking tea, promoting friendship, cultivating virtue, learning etiquette, and appreciating traditional virtues.
Drinking tea can calm the mind and spirit, which helps to cultivate sentiment and remove distractions.
The essence of tea ceremony is what makes tea culture unique.

  • Teapots

    It is a tea-making and pouring spouted vessel. It's a type of tea set that's mostly utilized for brewing tea. The teapot is made up of four parts: the body, the foot, the bottom, and the lid. The lid is embellished with fine details such as coverings, knobs, seats, and holes. The mouth, Yan (lip wall), mouth, flow, belly, shoulder, handle (handle, wrench), and other elements make up the pot's body. There are 200 different types of teapots because of the subtle differences in the handle, cover, bottom, and pot shape. The number of tea drinkers determines how big the teapot should be when making tea. Teapots with various textures are used more often in porcelain or purple sand ceramic pots.

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  • Lidded Tea Bowls

    This tea set, called "Lidded Bowl tea" in Sichuan, is a type of Han tea set that has a lid, a bowl, and a tray. There are allusions to the meaning of heaven, earth, and people by using the bowl as a person and the tray as the earth. The "tea boat" is another name for the "tea tray". Lidded Bowl Tea should be poured quickly into a bowl of hot water, and the amount of time it takes for the tea to steep varies on how many and what kind of leaves are used; it can take anywhere from 20 to 3 minutes. During the Tang Dynasty, it began in Sichuan, and during the Qing Dynasty, it flourished in Beijing.

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  • Tea Pets

    Tea Pets are the pets of the tea people. As the name suggests, it is tea-fed animals or tea-drinking and toy-making; the items are primarily purple sand or fired clay pottery artifacts, however some are made of stone or porcelain.

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Teaware

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