arch model

Wooden model of a memorial archway, paifang, in the form of a three-arched gateway with three steps leading up to it, a gable roof with eaves above each arch and a panel on both sides above the middle arch. This has a Chinese inscription on it, 'zhuanyuan ji di', which indicates that it is intended to commemorate success at an imperial examination.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn11177
Date
mid 19th to early 20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 200 x 170 x 95 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Perspectives > Museums perspective - back wall
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