Hill of Ten Thousand Ages, Summer Palace
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Hill of Ten Thousand Ages, Summer Palace
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)
ca. 1875
Albumen silver print
18.0 x 23.5 cm.
Purchase
1979.0054.0073
Inscriptions (printed paper label) "In and Around Peking. A description of views
taken by Thos. Child. No. 4. Summer Palace. "Wan Shou Shan." [Hill of
ten thousand ages]. This view shows the end of the Temple, (mentioned
in No. 3) on the top of the hill. It is an oblong building about 50
ft. long, by 20 ft. wide. The whole of the outside being glazed yellow
each brick having a Buddha moulded in deep relief on the end. The
windows are framed in white marble, ornamental with carved work. The
gable end of the roof is embellished with a bold design..."
taken by Thos. Child. No. 4. Summer Palace. "Wan Shou Shan." [Hill of
ten thousand ages]. This view shows the end of the Temple, (mentioned
in No. 3) on the top of the hill. It is an oblong building about 50
ft. long, by 20 ft. wide. The whole of the outside being glazed yellow
each brick having a Buddha moulded in deep relief on the end. The
windows are framed in white marble, ornamental with carved work. The
gable end of the roof is embellished with a bold design..."
