焚香习俗在我国有着悠久的历史,通常人们为了礼仪将衣服薰香,更多的是古代文人雅士喜欢在读书、写字的书房内,焚上一炷香,营造“红袖添香夜读书”的意境。因此,早在汉代以前就出现了陶、瓷、铜、铁、瓦为材料制成的香炉。元末明初随着铜器铸造业的迅速发展,原先其他材料的香炉,逐渐被铜香炉所取代,明代宣德年间是铜香炉制作的巅峰阶段。 Incense customs in our country has a long history, usually people in order to etiquette clothes aromatherapy, more ancient literati like in the study, writing study, burning incense to create a artistic conception. Therefore, as early as the Han Dynasty appeared pottery, porcelain, copper, iron, tile made of incense for the material. Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty With the rapid development of bronze casting industry, the original other materials of incense burner, was gradually replaced by copper incense burner, the Ming Dynasty Xuande copper incense burner is the pinnacle of production.