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1787.d.7, 3(1)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228336
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00117d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 3(1)
- Title:
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The Fukien Temple, Ningpo. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking across the temple courtyard towards one of the shrines: 'Among the chief attractions of the town of Ningpo, is the Tien-how-kung, or 'Queen of Heaven' Temple, the meeting house of the Fukien Guild. I have chosen this edifice as the frontispiece of this volume partly because it affords one of the finest examples of temple architecture in the Empire, and partly because the subject of Chinese guilds and trades unions is exceedingly important in connection with the social economy of the people. The student of architecture will find the picture worthy of the closest scrutiny, for even the minutest details among the ornaments of the building are full of deep significance in reference to native art and the Buddhist or Hindoo mythology...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228335
040-003228336 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.7, 3 : Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and…
1787.d.7, 3(1) : The Fukien Temple, Ningpo. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228335[0001]/040-003228336
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.7, 3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Collotype
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 231 mm x 307 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Religious Buildings
Temples