Chinese Lacquer Incense Box with Lid
OwnerOwned by
James Cromar Watt
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862 - 1940)
Date16th Century
Object NameBox
Mediumwood and lacquer
ClassificationsApplied Art
Dimensions10 x 31 x 22.5cm
AcquisitionJames Cromar Watt Bequest, 1941.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS089850
About MeThis four-lobed Chinese lacquer box with lid is thought to be for storing incense. Both the box and lid feature intricate lacquer decoration with imagery that includes willow trees, flowers, fruit and bats. Bats signify happiness in Chinese culture.More About Me
Where Westerners travelling to new lands would once take some home soil to prevent homesickness, the Han Chinese would take along incense ashes as a medium for filial thoughts and ancestor worship
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