Cross piece over door lintel with spring couplets at home of a family in mourning. Legend: “We purchase (pursue) distant memories and recall constantly.” 26.5 cm x 8.5 cm
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Peking.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1942 Chinese New Year
Materials:
Ink and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Cross piece over door / family in mourning.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 8.5 centimeters and length 26.5 centimeters