Image No. cn00109

Postcard Data

Size: 142x90mm
Caption: Ancestral Worship. The worship of ancestors costs the Empire of China £30,000,000 annually. The total number of Christian adherents in China in connection with the C. M. S. is placed at nearly 27,000.

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Stamp: UK

Printing Technique: Photogravure
Color Nature: B&W

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Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph
Image Author: Lai Wah (Probable)
Creation: 1885-1900 (Assumed)
Creation Place: (Assumed)

Topic: Studio reconstruction of a man paying respects to ancestral tablets

Action: On a studio carpet, a servant fills a cup held by a man kneeling on a cushion in front of the ancestors’ altar, on which various ceremonial objects are displayed including a large bronze incense burner. A boy holds a string of fireworks while boxes on the floor are a food offering.

Image Particulars: Studio reconstruction posed by actors, in Shanghai, by a Chinese photographer.