Inscriptions gallery

The papers printed on this block would have been the answers to health questions asked of 華佗 Hua...View more

Two photographs taken in 1899, which feature many inscriptions on plaques of the 1887 Emmaville temple. LOCATION Britain...View more

Dedicated to Sudhana Kumāra, an acolyte of Avalokitasvara (a.k.a. Kwun Yam), it is therefore highly likely that the printing blocks...View more

This name plaque, which would perhaps have originally been displayed above a front doorway, may come from Tingha’s...View more

Sudhana Kumāra (a.k.a. Sun Chai) is an acolyte of Avalokitasvara (a.k.a. Kwun Yam; the Chinese goddess of mercy). Though...View more

A remnant of the packaging of an incense packet from Macao, from the firm 陳聯馨 “Chun Lun Hing”....View more

Shipping crate for “superior benzoin incense” from the Macao firm of 陳天祥 “Chan Tin Cheung”. This firm was one...View more

This couplet board is believed to have formed part of a shrine-cabinet surround, as is suggested by the...View more

This set of six placards was originally displayed in the 1883 Howell Road temple in Tingha, and may have...View more

The Emmaville temple features prominently in Chinese-language Australian newspapers. This is a sample of these articles, summarized in...View more

This would have been one of a set of probably eight staffs, which would have been displayed at...View more

A temple bell that, at some stage, became a church bell. It is not known in which temple...View more

Originally believed to be from the 1866 Rocky River temple, this table was likely moved to the 1883...View more

This pair of candlesticks would have likely stood upon an altar table in the 1883 Howell Rd temple...View more

It is clear from the metrical structure of the text that it constitutes the first or so-called upper...View more

A cymbal, which would have been one of a pair, sold by the 長珍 “Cheung Chan” firm. LOCATION Wing...View more

觀音 “Kwun Yam”, the Chinese goddess of mercy, is a Buddhist deity. But, on account of its syncretic nature,...View more

Dated 1908, the temple pictured is presumably the 1880 Rocky River temple, which reportedly burnt down in 1912....View more

Nine packets of incense, printed in red ink, and probably used in Tingha. From the firm 陳聯馨 “Chun...View more

The base stand from a diorama that would have showed mannequins from a scene in a play, and...View more

The inscription on this plaque is a list of 155 names. The matching design of this plaque, which...View more

This would have been one of a set of probably eight staffs, which would have been displayed at...View more

The shape of this frieze suggests it graced the top of the front of an altar table. It...View more