Name/Title
Interior of a Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco, CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
CHSA-04363Scope and Content
Color. Photo. SF; Joss House: Up close view of an ornate altar that ha engraved symbols on the edged with the blue birds on it, an interior statue flanked by tablets, in the foreground is an incense burner flanked by 4 smaller ones and 2 vases of flowers.
Front: Caption: "76.-Interior of a Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco, California." Back: Info. Text: "This beautiful Oriental altar and gilded scrolls are indicative of Chinese religious devotion. Elaborately embellished with magnificent carvings, inlaid vases, teakwood, ebony and handsome scrolls. This Oriental shrine is typical of those in the finer temples of religious worship." Publisher: "Scenic View Card Co., 632 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. Nature Tone Views." Card Number: "43763". Old Accession #: GEX