The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 189
o 16 ^, or »incenseburner for the ancestors. It is square, has a cover and four feet,and on each side a big ear or handle; it stands in a squareplate or tray which, like the censer itself, is of tin. All these in-struments, which are depicted in Fig. 12, are taken from the 4^^ 144 FUNERAL RITES.… … closed witli a covet; each has a spout and a handle. Of these in-struments, filled with spirits distilled from rice, there are as many mm- SACRIFICING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE HEAKSE. 145 as there are sets of sacrificial viands, each person who provides sucha set being bound to add a tankard. There is…
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