#Incense Clocks

[robertogreco]

By burning incense [we] know the o’clock of the night, With graduated candle [we] confirm the tally of the watch.

Those are the words of sixth century poet Yu Jianwu referencing incense clocks.

The incense clock takes the basic concept—timing by combustion—and elevates it to a new level of gorgeous complexity. Examining the example held by the Science Museum, I was struck by its diminutive size: no larger than a coffee mug. Yet its small compartments are carefully packed with everything it needs to operate. In the bottom tray, you’ll find a bite-sized shovel and damper; above that, a pan of wood ashes for laying out the incense trail; then, stacked on top, an array of stencils for laying out the labyrinths. As Silvio Bedini, historian of scientific instruments, explains in his extensive study of the use of fire and incense for time measurement in China and Japan, the variety allows for seasonal variation: longer paths to be burned through the endless winter nights, while shorter ones serve for summer

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To set the clock, start by smoothing the ashes with the damper until they are perfectly flat. Select your stencil, then use the sharp edge of the shovel to carve out a groove, following the pattern, and fill it with incense. Finally, cap it with the lacy lid to vent the smoke and control the flow of oxygen.

To track smaller intervals of time, place small markers at regular points along the path. Some versions had little chimneys dispersed across the lid, allowing the hour to be read based on which hole the smoke was venting through. And some users may have used different kinds of incense at different parts of the path, or inserted scented chips along the way, so that they could tell the time with just a sniff.

If you are interested in reading more about incense clocks, there is much more in the article the above passages come from including pointers to longer documents about them too.

[simdertalia]

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[lisamarie-vee]

[rastronomicals]

3:19 AM EST February 20, 2024:

Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Incense & Peppermints" From the Compilation album   Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era,      1965-1968, Volume 2 (1998)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under:    Original Psychedelic Artyfacts, what else?

[ancientorigins]

Do you ever feel like you’ve watched your day go up in smoke? In 17th century China, incense clocks were devised to track and measure time. These delicate devices were widely used, and included variations like an early alarm clock.

[breezingby]

Strawberry Alarm Clock ~ Incense & Peppermints (1967)

~ ♫♪♫ ~

Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind Dead kings, many things I can't define Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of time

Who cares what games we choose Little to win, but nothing to lose

Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, girl Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, girl, yeah, yeah

To divide the cockeyed world in two Throw your pride to one side, it's the least you can do Beatniks and politics, nothin' is new A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view

Who cares what games we choose Little to win, but nothing to lose

~ ♫♪♫ ~

Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind Dead kings, many things I can't define Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of time

Who cares what games we choose Little to win, but nothing to lose

~ ♫♪♫ ~

Incense, peppermints Incense, peppermints

~ ♫♪♫ ~

[myimaginaryradio]

Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

[nationallampoonslemmings]

i need everyone to look at this sick ass record i got today

[thejaymo]

Keeping Time with Incense Clocks

As chronicled by Chinese poet Yu Jianwu, the use of fire and smoke for time measurement dates back to at least the sixth century CE.

The incense clock takes the form of a maze of incense, with a tiny ember slowly burning through it. Early in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), incense clocks burned all night in Beijing’s tall drum tower, measuring out the time until the beating of the huge drum announced the end of the night watch.

The incense clock takes the basic concept—timing by combustion—and elevates it to a new level of gorgeous complexity. Examining the example held by the Science Museum, I was struck by its diminutive size: no larger than a coffee mug. Yet its small compartments are carefully packed with everything it needs to operate. 

[djevilninja]

Good sense, innocence, cripplin’ mankind; Dead kings, many things I can’t define. Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind; Incense and peppermints, the color of time.

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints

[itsmamamoon]

Incense and Peppermints

[lisamarie-vee]

[rastronomicals]

2:47 PM EDT April 10, 2024:

The Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Lose To Live" From the album Incense and Peppermints (1967)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Nuggets

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[writernotwaiting]

Fire makes it better.

[breezingby]

Strawberry Alarm Clock ~ Incense and Peppermints

Good sense, innocence, cripplin' and kind Dead kings, many things I can't define Oh Cajun spice, sweats and blushers your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of thyme

Who cares what games we choose? Little to win, but nothing to lose

Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around Look at yourself, look at yourself Yeah, yeah Look at yourself, look at yourself Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah

Tune-a by the cockeyed world in two Throw your pride to one side, It's the least you can do Beatniks and politics, nothing is new A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view

Who cares what games we choose? Little to win, but nothing to lose

Good sense, innocence, crippled and kind Dead kings and many things I can't define Oh Cajun spice, sweats and blushers your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of thyme

Who cares what games we choose? Little to win, but nothing to lose

Incense, peppermints, incense, peppermints

Sha-la-la, sha-la-la....