Title
Joss stick holder
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Material
Dimension
Object size: H: 23.3,
x Dia: 8.6 cm
x Dia: 8.6 cm
Accession No.
C-1088
Collection of
The typical Nyonya ware joss stick holder is tall, slender and cylindrical with straight sides. It comes in thickly potted forms with the standard Peranakan bright colours and ornamentation of peony and phoenix motifs. Joss stick holder and incense burners are usually found on the ancestral altar in a Peranakan Chinese home.
