Bronze Incense Burner

This is a Chinese-made octagonal incense burner in the shape of a ding, an ancient tripod-form bronze vessel, said to have been used together with Yongjusa Temple's gilt-bronze incense burner in the Hoseongjeon Hall. It is an unusual example that departs from the typical form of a ding. Each of the eight faces of the body bears a design of mountains, rivers and trees, and the borders between the faces are marked by four raised bands linked by scroll patterns. On the neck, at the centre of each face, is inscribed the votive phrase "manserak," meaning a wish for joy for ten thousand years. This suggests that the incense burner was used at Yongjusa Temple to make incense offerings praying for the wellbeing of the royal family.

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Where it is

Region

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산