Seal Incense (Xiangzhuan): The Art of Burning Patterns
The first time I saw someone burn a 香篆 (xiangzhuān, seal incense), I did not understand what I was watching. A metal mold pressed into fine powder. A pattern emerged…. Read more »
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Seal Incense (Xiang Zhuan): The Meditative Art of Burning Patterns
You see it in old paintings: a bronze or ceramic disk with intricate patterns carved into it, ash laid carefully within those patterns, and a thin line of smoke rising… Read more »