Daoist Ancestor House Shrine From Shanxi - Ca 1950 Small Mirrors It was forbidden to publish

It was forbidden to publish images of the ruling Tokugawa family or any events they partook in during the Edo period

This piece is mounted on a sturdy stand

It would have been used as a family altar and for storage of religious scrolls

fitted with wall hangers on the reverse

Medium: W80 x D39 x H28 cm

Daoist Ancestor House Shrine From Shanxi - Ca 1950 Small Mirrors It was forbidden to publishThis pretty Daoist shrine is a 1950's copy of a Shanxi ancestor house. Ancestor worship used to be very common in China and joss sticks would be lit daily in front of the house. This shrine is made in the form of a traditional Chinese home with a tiled roof embellished with makara (water dragons). The family shrine (kan) was an important piece of furniture in a traditional Chinese household and was usually displayed on an altar table against the rear