Candle-stand

Title
Candle-stand
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Southeast Asia
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H77.3 x W52 x D48 cm
Accession No.
2006-01924

This candle-stand is carved in the shape of ‘yu nü’ (jade maiden, attendant to Guanyin). Like most items associated with funerals, they were either discarded or destroyed and are often not kept as treasured family heirloom.