Group of figures depicting a joss procession of gods

Made:
1880-1920 in China

Group of painted wooden figures on a rectangular base, depicts a joss procession of 3 gods accompanied by a band of musicians, paraded around streets at night during epidemics, Chinese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69067
Materials:
complete, wood, plaster, metal, feathers, silk, cotton, hair and straw
Measurements:
base: 760 mm x 550 mm x 80 mm,
type:
diorama