Immense recumbent figure of Gautama, Pegu, Burma. Photographer: Stereo Travel Company (New York)
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic view, looking towards the massive reclining Buddha image, with a guardian chinthe and women and children in the foreground. Image copyrighted 1908, by the Stereo Travel Company.
Genre: Architectural Photography Seated Buddha statue and other smaller images in foreground, with steps leading to the temple gateway in the background.
Genre: Architectural Photography View of an image of Shaka Sama, 'the first who introduced the Buddhist religion into Japan,' with the tombs of wives of Tokugawa lords on either side.