Ming Tombs. Yung Lo's Tomb.
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Ming Tombs. Yung Lo's Tomb.
From "In and Around Peking" from the album: (Views of Peking and Japan, ca. 1900)
From the album (Views of Peking and Japan, ca. 1900)
1877
Albumen silver print
18.8 x 23.8 cm.
Purchase
1979.0054.0072
Inscriptions mount-recto (signature in negative) "T. Child 1877"
(printed in negative) "Yung Lo's Tomb: Ming Tombs."
(printed paper label) "In and Around Peking. A description of views
taken by Thos. Child. No. 158. [title] Beyond the P'ailou, shown in
the front of this view, is the tomb of the Emperor Yung-lo; it is
simply a mound a mile round, covered with trees, which have now
attained a very large size. There are 13 tombs in all, but this is by
far the finest."
(printed in negative) "Yung Lo's Tomb: Ming Tombs."
(printed paper label) "In and Around Peking. A description of views
taken by Thos. Child. No. 158. [title] Beyond the P'ailou, shown in
the front of this view, is the tomb of the Emperor Yung-lo; it is
simply a mound a mile round, covered with trees, which have now
attained a very large size. There are 13 tombs in all, but this is by
far the finest."
