Table
Original Language Title黃花梨木平頭案 清代
CultureChinese
Date17th-18th century
MediumHuanghuali wood
DimensionsOverall: 33 1/4 × 19 × 39 3/4 inches (84.46 × 48.26 × 100.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number64-4/15
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Gallery LabelThis altar gives offerings to the god of wealth, one of the most popular gods in China. During the Lunar New Year celebration, Chinese families welcome the wealth god with ceremonies at the domestic shrine. They display new couplets—the positive words written on the red-colored paper as shown here, light incense and candles, and burn paper money. In return for the offering, the god may bring the family wealth. This hope for wealth can also be seen in the blocks of gold and coins, the wish-granting scepter and the treasure urn that can multiply riches.
James P. (1917-2001) and Blanche Speer, II, Kansas City, MO, by 1964;
Purchased from James P. and Blanche Speer, II, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
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