Caption

Confucius Temple in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 262 mm x width 203 mm, temple, shrine, non-Christian religions, Confucius temple, A monochrome photograph of a traditional building with a tiered tiled roof partially obscured by large trees on either side, a central entrance flanked by carved panels and ornate doors, and a wide stone stairway leading up to the entrance with low balustrades and sculpted posts; the foreground shows a broad paved courtyard with visible paving joints and scattered shadows, while branches and foliage frame the upper portion of the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_042

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.2Mb (9.3Mb) / 13.1in x 17.0in / 3924 x 5093 (300dpi)

Keywords

Confucius Temple Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 262 mm x width 203 mm temple shrine non-Christian religions Confucius temple monochrome photograph traditional building tiered tiled roof partially obscured large trees side central entrance flanked carved panels ornate doors wide stone stairway leading up entrance low balustrades sculpted posts foreground broad paved courtyard visible paving joints scattered shadows branches foliage frame upper portion scene