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Object Name:	ornament
Object Type:	ornament
Category:	REPRESENTATIONS
Sub-category:	works on paper
Technique:	block printed ? cut glued silkscreened
Medium:	ink
Support:	metal paper adhesive
Catalogue Number:	Edz975 a-e
Origin-Province:	Hong Kong
Origin-Country:	China
Origin-Continent:	Asia
Culture:	Chinese
Geo Cultural Area:	East Asia
Cultural Context:	New Year festival
Latest Production Date:	1976
Description:	Five (parts a-e) rectangular sheets of paper, coloured red on right side. Glued near centre of each sheet, on longitudinal axis, is a rectangular piece of gold coloured metal foil, printed with the image of a god in red and green, with two Chinese charact
History of Use:	At new year these are pasted in a row along the upper edge of household, ancestral hall and temple shrines. They are pasted on the uncut short edge so that the remainder hangs free. They signify that the shrine is cared for. They are also for the purpose of attracting wealth.
Height:	12.3
Width:	4.4
Unit-Linear:	cm
Image Height:	3.8
Image Width:	2.1
Iconographic Meaning:	Picture is of a god, possibly god of wealth; characters say 'wealth, good fortune'.
Department:	Museum of Anthropology
Institution:	UBC Museum of Anthropology Facebook-UBC Museum of Anthropology Twitter-UBC Museum of Anthropology YouTube-UBC Museum of Anthropology
Institution City:	Vancouver
Institution Province:	British Columbia
Institution record:	Full record provided on the museum's site

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