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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 2149979, member: 14066&quot;]It resembles a hanging incense burner.</p><p><br /></p><p>The individual characters in Chinese translate as follows:</p><p><font size="7">竺</font> = thick, deep. ancient name of India</p><p><font size="7">記</font> = to remember, memorize. keep in mind. write down. notes, records</p><p><font size="7">房</font> = room, chamber. house, building. house-like structure</p><p><font size="7">元</font> = original. the beginning. dollar</p><p><br /></p><p>Hanging pots like these were filled with sand and had incense jos sticks lit and inserted into the sand. These were for prayers of remembrance, among other things.&nbsp; This could have been a smaller holder for a family&#039;s private residence as opposed to the larger varieties often seen used during family gatherings and ceremonies with larger attendances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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