Title

Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Caption

Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. A joss house is a temple for the worship of shen, deities, saints, ancestors and supernatural beings in Chinese folk religion. Located in northern Burma, Bhamo is 65 miles west of the border with the Chinese province of Yunnan. Stereoscopic card. Detail.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1908

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C60_076

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,7Mb) / 13,6in x 14,3in / 4094 x 4278 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior standing tree building buildings carrying people male working work job man men hat religious architecture wall plant country religion temple China Chinese guy occupation basket clothes palm tree Burma pole dress roof location century profession conical Burmese concept outside load B&W MONOCHROME metaphor bearer Carrying On Shoulders black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century The Print Collector carrying a burden on one's shoulders coolie stereoscopic stereoscopic photography TGN photograph stereoscopic card Kachin Stereo Travel Co Co Stereo Travel Bhamo joss house Shenism Shenist photograph