Title
Dragon joss stick
Year/Period
2022
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 184.0 x 21.0 x 14.0 cm
Accession No.
2023-00257
Collection of
Credit Line
© Tay Guan Hengas indicated in Agreement for Acquisition of Artwork
The dragon joss stick (longxiang 龙香) is the most popular type of large joss sticks produced by Tay Guan Heng, the only manufacturer of large hand-crafted joss sticks in Singapore when it ceased operations in December 2022. Dragon joss sticks were traditionally used as a form of offering on the birthdays of Daoist deities and during the Zhongyuan Festival (Hungry Ghost Festival) held in the seventh lunar month. Joss sticks with a front-facing dragon were intended to be placed in the centre among a trio of dragon joss sticks.
