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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