Handmade in Jingdezhen by ceramic artist Xie Chenglong, this ceramic Suanni cone incense burner draws on the long Chinese association between lion-like Suanni imagery and incense. When cone incense is lit, smoke flows from the creature’s mouth.
This Ceramic Suanni Cone Incense Burner is handmade in Jingdezhen by ceramic artist Xie Chenglong, and each piece is individually made.
Suanni is a lion-like creature from Chinese mythology and decorative art. Learn more about Suanni and its place in Chinese mythology. In later tradition it became associated with the Nine Sons of the Dragon and with incense burners, smoke, guardianship and auspicious symbolism.
The design makes that old association visible: place cone incense in the burner and the smoke flows from the Suanni’s mouth, making the creature appear to breathe.
It can be used as both a functional incense burner and a sculptural decoration for a tea space.
手作りのセラミック製「スアンニ」神話上の獅子型コーン型香炉
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