Divining Block
21952B
From: California (State) | San Francisco (California)
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 21952B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | California (State) | San Francisco (California) |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved | Painted |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | One of a pair of Kan pui or jiaobei (筊杯), divining blocks. Half moon shaped. Faint traces of red paint, otherwise unpainted. Each block has the Chinese character fu 富 meaning "abundance" written in red on the top. |
Credit Line | Gift of John Wanamaker, 1900 |
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