box, votive box for statue, rectangular, carved dark wood, peg construction, one side open, front with two opposed carved dragons; early 10th century
Donor:
Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh and William M. Fitzhugh Jr.
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers), Carvings (visual works), and Dragons
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies