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Incense Sticks with Pink Dyed Ends, Wrapped in Paper
Incense Sticks with Pink Dyed Ends, Wrapped in Paper
Object Number 991-12-60/15014
Display Title Incense Sticks with Pink Dyed Ends, Wrapped in Paper
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Incense sticks (10+), several are broken, two yellow and one red paper ring around them, then rolled in a paper wrapping. Sticks have a pink dye on one end of them. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 61 cm. (l) x .7 cm. (diameter) (each stick).
Inventory Description Incense, sticks, wrapped in red, yellow paper, red at one end
Classification
  • Special
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Incense, Paper, Pigment, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 61.5 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm (24 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1 bundle
Label on object 991-12-60/15014
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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