What is a Chinese incense burner called?

The modern Chinese term for “censer,” xianglu (香爐, “incense burner”), is a compound of xiang (“incense, aromatics”) and lu (爐, “brazier; stove; furnace”). Another common term is xunlu (熏爐, “a brazier for fumigating and perfuming”).

What is a Chinese censer?

A censer is a vessel made to hold burning incense, they come in many shapes and sizes and are made from a great variety of materials, including porcelain, stone, cloisonné and bamboo. Incense in China is used for many activities, including religious ceremonies, traditional medicine and ancestor veneration.

What is Chinese incense made of?

Agarwood (沉香; chénxiāng) and sandalwood (檀香; tánxiāng) are the two most important ingredients in Chinese incense. Along with the introduction of Buddhism in China came calibrated incense sticks and incense clocks.

What is a xianglu?

boshan xianglu, Wade-Giles romanization po-shan hsiang-lu, also called hill censer, Chinese bronze censer common in the Han dynasty (206 bc–ad 220). Censers (vessels made for burning incense) of this type were made to represent the form of the Bo Mountain (Bo Shan), a mythical land of immortality.

Why do Chinese burn incense sticks?

In Chinese tradition, burning joss sticks in temples is a ritual to pray for blessings. In recent years, as the Chinese get richer, more people choose to burn incense sticks in temples to pray for a better life during traditional holidays.

What is the white powder in Chinese incense burner?

This censer filler, often called “white ash” is the same mineral material sold by leading Japanese incense companies, but mine is naturally sourced from the USA. Although white ash used to be actual ash, this mineral material has been the preferred choice of incense users around the world for decades.

How do you use a Japanese incense burner?

All you need to do is light the tip of the stick, coil and cone and once it is lit just blow out the flame. This will produce a gentle wisp of smoke and will release the aroma. The stick, cone or coil should then be placed in the incense holder or burner and left to fragrance the room of your choice.

What does a Taotie look like?

The design typically consists of a zoomorphic mask, described as being frontal, bilaterally symmetrical, with a pair of raised eyes and typically no lower jaw area. Some argue that the design can be traced back to jade pieces found at Neolithic sites belonging to the Liangzhu culture (3310–2250 BCE).

What does Boshan mean?

What is the difference between joss sticks and incense?

For instance, a joss stick can be described as an extruded or hand-formed incense stick which does not have a bamboo core. It can also be used to refer to a hand-rolled incense stick with a bamboo core. And both are correct.