Divining Block
21951B
From: California (State) | San Francisco (California)
Curatorial Section: Asian
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Object Number
21951B
Current Location
Collections Storage
Culture
Chinese
Provenience
California (State) | San Francisco (California)
Date Made
19th Century
Section
Asian
Materials
Wood
Description
One of a pair of Kan pui or jiaobei (筊杯), red divining blocks. Half moon shaped.
Credit Line
Gift of John Wanamaker, 1900
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
Poster, Amy G., Jason Steuber, and Guolong Lai. "Stewart Culin: Chinese vernacular Culture in America and the Enchantment of the Museum." Collectors, Collections & Collecting the Arts of China: Histories & Challenges . (2014): 99-118. See: Pg.106, Fig. 4.7
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"Collections and Publications." Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art III, No. 1. (1901): 47-57. Page/Fig./Plate: 51-52
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