Title

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, China, c1895. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, China, c1895. The Porcelain Tower (or Porcelain Pagoda) is an historical archaeological site located on the south bank of the Yangtze in Nanjing, China. It was constructed in the 15th century as a Buddhist pagoda, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping rebellion. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England', volume VII (c1895).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1895

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C43_248

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (6,5Mb) / 11,8in x 16,4in / 3546 x 4929 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious country tower religion Buddhist Buddhism China Chinese Buddhists pagoda location century Nanjing B&W MONOCHROME engraving Jiangsu publication 19th century black & white black and white B W Nanking nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century TGN engraving Cassell's Illustrated History of England Porcelain Tower Porcelain Pagoda Unknown engraving