The article is dedicated to the evolution of boshanlu censers (博山炉) within the context of China's fragrance culture development. Having initially appeared in the burials of the Western Han dynasty nobility and surviving its heyday during the East Han, this kind of ritual vessel was commonplace up until the end of the Northern and Southern dynasties era (V-VI centuries). Over the course of almost 700 years, the boshanlu censer was commonly used not only as burial inventory, but also in various cult practices, palace ceremonials and for domestic, sanitary and medical purposes. On these kinds of censers, the symbols of Taoist concepts of the holy xian (仙) and the search for immortality were vividly embodied. With the spread of Buddhism in China, boshanlu censers which depicted Buddhist symbolism acquired great importance in Buddhist ritual practices. Subsequently, boshanlu censers penetrated onto the territory of the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, where at first they were also used as a Buddhist attribute. However, unlike Korea they never attained great popularity in Japan. Boshanlu censers are most commonly associated with the Chinese Han dynasty, despite its centuries-old existence on the territory of China as well as traces of its use in Korea and Japan. Nonetheless they are not merely outstanding masterpieces of decorative art and fragrance culture, but a certain cultural symbol, where the ideology of the early stages of Chinese civilization is reflected in concentrated form.
本文致力于在中国香水文化发展的背景下博山炉的发展。这种礼器最初出现在西汉王朝的墓葬中，并在东汉时期幸存下来，直到南北朝（V-VI世纪）结束。在将近700年的历史中，博山香炉不仅被用作墓葬存货，而且还广泛用于各种崇拜，宫殿仪式以及家庭，卫生和医疗用途。在这些类型的香炉上，生动地体现了道教概念仙仙的象征和对永生的追求。随着佛教在中国的传播，描绘佛教象征意义的博山香炉在佛教的仪式实践中变得越来越重要。随后，博山的香炉渗透到了朝鲜半岛和日本群岛的领土，起初它们还被用作佛教徒。但是，与韩国不同的是，它们从未在日本大受欢迎。尽管博山香炉在中国境内已有数百年历史，而且在韩国和日本使用的痕迹也与汉代最为相关。但是，它们不仅是装饰艺术和香水文化的杰出杰作，而且还是某种文化符号，中华文明早期的意识形态集中体现在其中。