Figures of a funeral procesion

Made:
1880-1920 in China

Painted wooden figures, a funeral procesion, two bearers, one carrying an adze, the other with two bashers, wooden coffin slung from bamboo pole, Chinese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69057
Materials:
complete, wood, plaster, bamboo, straw, grass, paper, cotton and hair
Measurements:
overall: 230 mm x 336 mm x 178 mm,
without case: 226 mm x 440 mm x 162 mm,
type:
diorama
credit:
Glendining