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A tall white incense burner trimmed with brass stands on a low dark table, a coal glowing in its cup, and broad ribbons of pale smoke rise and drift across the room. Magenta, lilac and cyan planes stand side by side behind the smoke.
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Incense

No. 23 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA tall white incense burner trimmed with brass stands on a low dark table, a coal glowing in its cup, and broad ribbons of pale smoke rise and drift across the room. Magenta, lilac and cyan planes stand side by side behind the smoke.

What it meansBurning bakhoor, wood chips soaked in scented oils, in a mabkhara is a custom of welcome in Gulf homes, especially on Fridays and for guests.

Where it worksCalm and atmospheric, for a bedroom, an entrance or a living room.

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A wooden ladder leans against a pale wall on a roof terrace, its rungs casting a long slanted shadow on the plaster. A red column rises behind the ladder and a cyan band sits on the wall to one side.The LadderNo. 24
A soft armchair stands beside a tall floor lamp with a pale shade, with a long shadow on the floor. A magenta plane covers the top right corner and a lilac one the lower left.Reading ChairNo. 25
A plain wooden shelf on a wall holds a row of jugs, bowls and vases in white, clay and mauve, each with a small shadow. A violet band and a red band cross the wall at different heights.Shelf of VesselsNo. 26
A doorway in a pale wall is half drawn with a heavy curtain, gathered to one side, and a little light shows beyond. Cyan and violet planes overlap across the curtain.Curtained DoorNo. 27
A dark cat lies curled asleep on a large floor cushion beside a wall, with a soft shadow beneath. A magenta plane frames the cushion and a cyan square overlaps it from above.Sleeping CatNo. 28
A white dove rests on the deep sill of a small arched window, sky showing pale behind it. A single lilac plane passes down the wall beside the window.Dove on the SillNo. 29
A slim cypress in a clay pot stands beside a white column in a courtyard, both throwing long shadows on the wall. Cyan, lilac and violet planes stand side by side.Cypress and ColumnNo. 30
A row of pointed arches opens from a shaded gallery onto bright light, which falls through each arch in long patches across the floor. Bands of magenta, cyan and violet cross it.ArcadeNo. 31

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