Daoist Ancestor House Shrine From Shanxi - Ca 1950 Origin - Mongolia brings the upper edge above

brings the upper edge above the level of the navel (the hem should be level with the ankles)

Southern Rajasthan

or bathrooms

or even in a bathroom setting

It has the original painted drawer labels naming the various natural minerals and herbs that were mixed by the practitioner for each patient

Daoist Ancestor House Shrine From Shanxi - Ca 1950 Origin - Mongolia brings the upper edge aboveThis pretty Daoist shrine is a 1950's copy of a Shanxi ancestor house. Ancestor worship used to be very common in China and joss sticks would be lit daily in front of the house. This shrine is made in the form of a traditional Chinese home with a tiled roof embellished with makara (water dragons). The family shrine (kan) was an important piece of furniture in a traditional Chinese household and was usually displayed on an altar table against the rear