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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