Paifang at the imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 139 mm x width 288 mm, gate, entrance, A wide sepia-toned photograph shows a large ornate stone archway with multiple vertical pillars supporting horizontal beams and decorative tiled roofs, each roof section featuring detailed eaves and sculpted ridge ornaments; the bases of the pillars rest on carved stone pedestals with relief designs. The archway stands on a raised stone platform behind a low brick wall with a patterned band near its top. In front of the archway on the platform a person is visible carrying a yoke with hanging baskets. Leafless trees and taller trees occupy the landscape behind and around the structure, and low rolling hills and a distant jagged mountain ridge form the background under a pale sky. A freestanding carved stone marker stands near the right side o...
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Paifang at the imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 139 mm x width 288 mm, gate, entrance, A wide sepia-toned photograph shows a large ornate stone archway with multiple vertical pillars supporting horizontal beams and decorative tiled roofs, each roof section featuring detailed eaves and sculpted ridge ornaments; the bases of the pillars rest on carved stone pedestals with relief designs. The archway stands on a raised stone platform behind a low brick wall with a patterned band near its top. In front of the archway on the platform a person is visible carrying a yoke with hanging baskets. Leafless trees and taller trees occupy the landscape behind and around the structure, and low rolling hills and a distant jagged mountain ridge form the background under a pale sky. A freestanding carved stone marker stands near the right side of the platform. The image has an overall aged, textured appearance.

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Paifang imperial tombs Ming dynasty Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 139 mm x width 288 mm gate entrance wide sepia-toned photograph large ornate stone archway multiple vertical pillars supporting horizontal beams decorative tiled roofs roof section featuring detailed eaves sculpted ridge ornaments bases pillars rest carved stone pedestals relief designs archway stands raised stone platform low brick wall patterned band near top front archway platform person visible carrying yoke hanging baskets Leafless trees taller trees occupy landscape structure low rolling hills distant jagged mountain ridge form background under pale sky freestanding carved stone marker stands near right side image aged textured appearance

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