Context (Field collection)
Collected by Reverend Garden Blaikie in Southern China.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Paper and wooden models for burning at funerals in order to give the dead the use of the articles in the other world. They comprise a lantern, a table, a pair of shoes and one odd shoe, five cut out garments, three cut out figures, a fan, nine coins, a pair of scissors, a packet of joss sticks, a prayer sail and five unidentified objects.
Event Date 1908
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
The 24th annual report (1909) reads, 'Offerings burnt at funerals, viz.: paper models of complete outfits of male and female clothing, of opium smoking requisites, of fruits, of a "shoe" or silver ingot, of money, etc.'.
Event Date 6/75/1909
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Display)
On display in the China case (64), Maudslay Hall, from 1990 onwards. Display label reads, '10 Zhi Zha Ji Pin (funerary objects) / These items (paper cloth, money, shoes and a lidded cup) are burnt at a funeral so that the deceased may have the use of the articles they represent in the other world.'
Event Date 1990
Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Found together / assemblage)
These items are all believed to be from the same collection (ie. that donated by Blaikie), although they were found later among the Folklore Collection. According to the description on the catalogue card, this collection is supposed to include an opium smoker' s kit (including pipe, lamp cleaners. tray and boxes of opium), shoe, heels and bandages for a woman' s bound feet and a " shoe" or ingot of silver. These items may be those which remain unidentified or may have gone missing (Alison McKeating, 12 1 1994).
Event Date 7/1/1994
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Representation. Paper and wooden models for burning at funerals in order to give the dead the use of the articles in the other world. They a pair of shoes, a stack of paper money, a white robe and a paper cup with lid.
Event Date 25/9/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Funeral offering. Paper representation of a robe with patterns of gourd, fan, lotus, and a large bird (possibly a crane) stamped in red ink. Burned in funeral ceremonies as offering to the deceased.
Event Date 3/9/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu