Roof

94-10-2.17

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 94-10-2.17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sino-Tibetan
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Qing Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Cloth | Mother-of-Pearl
Technique Carved | Inlaid
Iconography Floral Pattern | Deities
Description

Roof fits over top of shrine body, 2 holes cut in top panels. Center extends further front than sides. Carved wooden bud or whirlwind shaped knobs hang down from roof, 1 missing. Inlaid mother-of-pearl flower design, and small pictures of gods located behind knobs.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Fred Maloof (Richard G. and Jennifer L. Maloof), 1994

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