Wen Zhenheng’s "Treatise on Superfluous Things" on Incense

Wen Zhenheng’s "Treatise on Superfluous Things" on Incense

A connoisseur’s eye

"Superfluous Things" prizes refined living; it judges censer size, form and placement, favouring "ancient over trendy, plain over clever".

What to read today

It teaches that incense tools need not be costly but fitting, contextual, proper. That restraint suits today’s simplicity. Culture science.

Compiled for general knowledge; traditional references are cultural notes, not medical advice.

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