Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B07_036
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
42.6Mo (10.5Mo) / 47.8cm x 22.3cm / 5651 x 2634 (300dpi)