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Cover for carved wooden shrine. The cover is ornately carved in high relief with three dragons on front above sea waves, flower sprays and mountain rock designs, a faceted glass inset at centre. The sides are decorated with five bats amidst cloud scrolls. The bottom has sea waves and mountain rock designs and a phoenix amidst cloud scrolls on top. The back is plain.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
