looking for a bit of help.

i picked up an item at an antique shop. the item had a label reading "feng shui compass", but the item contains nothing that resembles [to me] a feng shui compass. the item has a compartment that opens to where something may be placed, which leads me to believe it just may be just a simple incense burner, but i'm totally confused about characters carved on the top and sides of the item.

any help would be much appreciated, as i have been searching for answers everywhere.

thank you.

Dear t p,

t p wrote:
i picked up an item at an antique shop. the item had a label reading "feng shui compass", but the item contains nothing that resembles [to me] a feng shui compass. the item has a compartment that opens to where something may be placed, which leads me to believe it just may be just a simple incense burner, but i'm totally confused about characters carved on the top and sides of the item.

If it is a compass, it will at least have a compass in the center. As you mentioned it opens up to be empty. Thus, no likely. The incense you mentioned could be a possiblity or simply a storage ornament.

As for the words. It is not clearly written. But it is actually Ru Yi (left)andJi Xiang (right).

Ru Yi = satisfactory or getting as one wishes

Ji Xiang = auspicious

the rest seems like drawng of chinese picture with a child like wealth and happiness (I think).

Basically, it is just a nice chinese ornament at this point with auspicious word or picture drawn.

Hope that helps.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee
GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research