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  • Description

    Good Luck Shrine

    a red painted Chinese Buddhist shrine decorated with gold painted, moulded plastic fish, dragons, lions and bowls of fruit. The structure consists on a raised base with balustrade to sides, at the back is created an alcove with sloping roof. At the front of the alcove are two pillars, one either side adorned with golden dragons. Behind these are mirrors with Chinese characters in gold, glued to their surfaces, as well as one above the alcove. At the back of the alcove is a thin metal panel with printed coloured illustration incorporating a seated figure with staff and bird, dragons, lanterns, birds, bowls of fruit and Chinese characters.

    Hanging on either side of the front pillars are pink lanterns with red tassels and inside each a red light. Another red light sits atop the central roof. Atop the side parts of the roof are golden fish. Golden lions sit either side at the front of the balustrade, below these are painted plastic floral relief. At the very front of the base are golden relief of fruit bowls with fruit.

    Sitting on the base of the shrine is a melamine plate and bowl, each decorated with red floral design and Chinese characters. Included with the shrine is a packet of incense sticks with printed coloured label showing an illustration of Buddha.

    base of plate and bowl, moulded text: TONG YA / Melamine Ware / No.768 / 120c

    printed text on incense label: CHAN LUEN HING / DEALER IN / BEST QUALITY JOSS STICK

    plus numerous Chinese characters on all the objects

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1999.87.1
  • Accession Date
    27 Jul 1999
  • Department
shrine 1999.87.1

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