清中期 玉雙耳活環鼎爐|Incense burner with cover

Art Historical Context

This exquisite jade incense burner, crafted during the mid-Qing dynasty (18th–19th century), exemplifies the pinnacle of Chinese jade carving. Fashioned from nephrite jade—a tough, translucent green stone revered in China for its purity and symbolic ties to immortality—the vessel takes the traditional form of a *dinglu* (tripod censer) with a domed cover, two arched ears fitted with loose rings, and a sturdy three-legged base. Measuring just 5 9/16 inches tall, its compact size (H. 14.1 cm; W. 21.9 cm; D. 16 cm) made it ideal for scholarly studios, ancestral altars, or Buddhist rituals, where ...