Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description
Featured on page 56 of Connie Young Yu's "Chinatown, San Jose, U.S.A.," with caption: The temple with guardian effigies during Da Jui, "Feast of the Hungry Ghosts." These huge figures made of paper mache were burned at the last evening of the festival to satisfy the spirits. This image is also seen on page 146 of Jessie Juliet Knox's book, "In the house of the tiger," captioned, "The gigantic figure of Quan Foo-Chi and his brother."
Type
image
Format
Black & White, Resin Coated
Identifier
F792D78B-A03C-4317-A2BB-480039443300 1997-232-825
Subject
Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.) Ng Shing Gung Temples Festivals Festive decorations Effigies Chinese Americans Chinese (LCSH) Taoist temples Nineteen hundreds (Decade) Nineteen tens (LCSH)
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
