Elements from a Tibetan prayer wheel, 19th century
Elements from a Tibetan prayer wheel19th centurycomprising a copper drum with engraved decoration, containing a long printed scroll of prayers in Tibetan script, the base and Chinese wood stand both with inscribed paper label 'Mr J. Stonehouse', the bronze cylinder 308 gramsthe wheel 15cm to top of spike and overall height with wood stand 19cmProvenance:By family descent from the Reverend Joseph Stonehouse (often cited as J. Stonehouse). He was a British Protestant missionary with the London Missionary Society (LMS) in North China. Born in Middlesbrough, England, in 1854, he went to China in 1882 and served during the late Qing Dynasty, eventually being killed by bandits near Tianjin in March 1901 during the volatile aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion.清十九世紀 西藏經卷一卷及銅轉經筒拍品來源：英國倫敦會新教傳教士Joseph Stonehouse (1854-1901) 舊藏，他於 1854 年出生於英格蘭米德爾斯伯勒，1882 年前往中國，在清朝末年服務；最終於 1901年於義和團運動動盪的餘波中在天津地區逝世。
Condition
small dents to the body and wear and scratchestext paper staining and silk stained and with extensive losses
Elements from a Tibetan prayer wheel19th centurycomprising a copper drum with engraved decoration, containing a long printed scroll of prayers in Tibetan script, the base and Chinese wood stand both with inscribed paper label 'Mr J. Stonehouse', the bronze cylinder 308 gramsthe wheel 15cm to top of spike and overall height with wood stand 19cmProvenance:By family descent from the Reverend Joseph Stonehouse (often cited as J. Stonehouse). He was a British Protestant missionary with the London Missionary Society (LMS) in North China. Born in Middlesbrough, England, in 1854, he went to China in 1882 and served during the late Qing Dynasty, eventually being killed by bandits near Tianjin in March 1901 during the volatile aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion.清十九世紀 西藏經卷一卷及銅轉經筒拍品來源：英國倫敦會新教傳教士Joseph Stonehouse (1854-1901) 舊藏，他於 1854 年出生於英格蘭米德爾斯伯勒，1882 年前往中國，在清朝末年服務；最終於 1901年於義和團運動動盪的餘波中在天津地區逝世。
Condition
small dents to the body and wear and scratchestext paper staining and silk stained and with extensive losses
