Interior of a Chinese temple, presumably in Kloempang on Sumatra, Kloempang. Chinese Temple, photomechanical print, Part of Album with heliogravures of Sumatra's east coast., number: '12', photographer: Carl J. Kleingrothe, Sumatra, cliché maker: Johann Baptist Obernetter, Munich, in or before 1898, Carl J. Kleingrothe, Johann Baptist Obernetter, photographer, cliché maker, Bavaria, paper, photoaquatint, heliogravure, height 202 mm x width 270 mm, temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A room filled with ornate wooden furniture and carved panels, showing a large table in the foreground with various vessels and small objects arranged on it, surrounded by wooden benches and chairs. The walls and pillars are covered with intricate painted panels and decorative reliefs, and several hanging glass lanterns and a chandelier descend from the ceiling. Behind the table an elaborately carved cabinet or altar stands against the wall, topped with vases and sculptural ornaments and flanked by ...
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Interior of a Chinese temple, presumably in Kloempang on Sumatra, Kloempang. Chinese Temple, photomechanical print, Part of Album with heliogravures of Sumatra's east coast., number: '12', photographer: Carl J. Kleingrothe, Sumatra, cliché maker: Johann Baptist Obernetter, Munich, in or before 1898, Carl J. Kleingrothe, Johann Baptist Obernetter, photographer, cliché maker, Bavaria, paper, photoaquatint, heliogravure, height 202 mm x width 270 mm, temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A room filled with ornate wooden furniture and carved panels, showing a large table in the foreground with various vessels and small objects arranged on it, surrounded by wooden benches and chairs. The walls and pillars are covered with intricate painted panels and decorative reliefs, and several hanging glass lanterns and a chandelier descend from the ceiling. Behind the table an elaborately carved cabinet or altar stands against the wall, topped with vases and sculptural ornaments and flanked by draped fabric and carved screens. The stone floor shows rectangular tiles, and additional carved tables and stools line the sides of the space. The overall scene is dense with carved and painted decorative motifs on wood and plaster throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Interior Chinese temple presumably Kloempang Sumatra Chinese Temple photomechanical print Part Album heliogravures Sumatra's east coast number 12 photographer Carl J Kleingrothe cliché maker Johann Baptist Obernetter Munich 1898 Bavaria paper photoaquatint heliogravure height 202 mm x width 270 mm temple shrine Hinduism Buddhism Jainism room filled ornate wooden furniture carved panels showing large table foreground various vessels small objects arranged surrounded wooden benches chairs walls pillars covered intricate painted panels decorative reliefs several hanging glass lanterns chandelier descend ceiling table elaborately carved cabinet altar stands wall topped vases sculptural ornaments flanked draped fabric carved screens stone floor rectangular tiles additional tables stools line sides space scene dense painted decorative motifs wood plaster

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