Chinese Brass Incense Holder

Black, cloud-shaped dish with a small gold spike popping out of the middle.

This incense holder in hardwood and brass is from China, and is contemporary. It is hard wood & brass. Incense sticks are generally set upright in a holder that catches the ash, a simple arrangement used across China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. Viewed whole, a flat, glossy dark dish with a lobed, scrolled outline like four clouds joined together. A raised border follows its edge, and a short brass-colored peg stands in the center. It is 2.5 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 0.5 high.

Curvy on the outside, one lone spike in the middle.