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1787.d.7, 4(48)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228435
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228387
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x0011e0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 4(48)
- Title:
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The Bronze Temple, Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking down onto the temple: 'This picture ... presents to the reader one of the most interesting buildings in the grounds of the Imperial Summer Palace, standing at the foot of Wan-show-shan upon a basis of white marble, and constructed—doors, windows, pillars, roofs, and all—entirely of solid bronze. It is a very perfect example of Chinese temple architecture, showing, as it does, the most minute details of construction, and the skill with which the Chinese can work in metals, and adapt them to almost every use. The picture is taken with the instrument facing the sun, or against the light, in order thus to obtain for the temple a bold and clear outline, and at the same time to give a soft, and unobtrusive pencilling to the objects of the distant landscape, and by this means to heighten the pictorial effect...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228387
040-003228435 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.7, 4 : Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and…
1787.d.7, 4(48) : The Bronze Temple, Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228387[0048]/040-003228435
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.7, 4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Collotype
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 1871-1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 278 mm x 242 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
Summer Palace (Beijing)
Temples