Title
Joss stick holder
Year/Period
1930s, Republican period (1912-1949)
Region
China
Material
Dimension
Object size: H: 23.9,
x Dia: 9.3 cm
x Dia: 9.3 cm
Accession No.
1993-00284
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.
