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Museum number:
9-21433
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090021433
Alternate number:
VIII 6 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Banner with Spring inscriptions for kitchen shrine. 6.9 x 8.2 cm with horizontal strips: 12.6 x 4 cm; side strips: 4 x 22.7 cm. (Mounted in USA.) *Translation: Top rectangle: “SPIRIT” Cross strip: "Lord of the whole household" Side strips (should be reversed): "When you ascend into heaven, tell good things! When you return to your shrine, bring down good luck!
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
Object class:
Banners
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Spring inscriptions for kitchen shrine.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Attached to 9-21371 L. Beyer 1/23/2014
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-21433, described as Banner with Spring inscriptions for kitchen shrine. 6.9 x 8.2 cm with horizontal strips: 12.6 x 4 cm; side strips: 4 x 22.7 cm. (Mounted in USA.) *Translation: Top rectangle: “SPIRIT” Cross strip: "Lord of the whole household" Side strips (should be reversed): "When you ascend into heaven, tell good things! When you return to your shrine, bring down good luck!

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