Hong family ancestral tablet

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0980

Staff Only

Content Description

This wooden artifact is a tablet memorializing the ancestors of the Hong family. It is believed to have belonged to Frances Wu, of Huangmei in Central China.

Dates

Creation: undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Chinese ancestral tablets memorialize the ancestors of a particular family. They are traditionally placed within ancestral halls and temples, as well as household shrines, for use in rituals to commemorate and venerate the spirits of the family's deceased ancestors.

Source: Tavor, Ori. “Ancestor Worship.” Chinese Studies, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199920082-0171.