Details
CollectionStraits Chinese Collection
InventarnummerB2008-0010-001-0
TitelAncestral plaque
BeschreibungThe term 追逺 (zhui yuan) is a reminder to have reverence for one’s ancestors. It is from the phrase 慎终追远 (shen zhong zhui yuan) in the Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu, 论语), which advises on exercising the utmost diligence in attending to the funerary rites of one’s parents and to honour one’s ancestors.
(NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 81)The words 追遠 (zhui yuan) is a reminder to descendants to have an awareness of their origins and ancestry.
SachgruppePlaque
MaterialWood
Format
H: 70 cm
W: 6 cm
L: 127 cm
W: 6 cm
L: 127 cm
