The meticulously carved censer stands on lotus petal stand, rises to cup-shaped body with six lobed parts, each carved at shoulder with mythical beast masks, extending to waisted lotus-leaf band neck, complete with lobed lotus bulb cover and finial. The carving retains wood graining and colors.|Qing Dynasty period.||Height: 9 in (22.9 cm) Diameter: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm)|清 紫檀雕蓮紋五棱帶蓋薰爐|薰爐以紫檀雕成，整體造型精雅端莊，分為五棱，在足部、腹部、肩部、頂蓋飾以蓮瓣紋，爐蓋上有孔，爐腹分別雕有五個獸首。整件熏爐，材質古樸自然，包漿優美，刀工純屬，時代特徵明顯，是難得的佳作。