Sujet

Statue of Justice, Hong Kong Law Courts

Légende

Hong KongChina, Photograph of Statue of Justice standing outside of Law Courts in Hong Kong. Printed caption states that the statue stands 8'.8" high and is 2'.8" sq. at base.Worked in granite in one stone by a Chinese Mason, Lau Kiu, Carver, in the year 1908.Original manuscript caption:Hong KongStatue of 'Justice' chiselled from one block Hong Kong granite by single Chinese Sculptor copying a cast from Europe.The mason [illegible] had a block of granite and the modelhe lived slept and contemplated both for one month without touching either then set too [sic] and carved exact facsimile, [1908]. 1998/028/2/8.

Date

01 févr. 1908

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_247

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39,3Mo (2,3Mo) / 28,1cm x 35,1cm / 3314 x 4147 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Hong KongChina Photograph of Statue of Justice standing outside of Law Courts in Hong Kong Printed caption states that the statue stands 8'8" high and is 2'8" sq at baseWorked in granite in one stone by a Chinese Mason Lau Kiu Carver in the year 1908Original manuscript caption:Hong KongStatue of 'Justice' chiselled from one block Hong Kong granite by single Chinese Sculptor copying a cast from EuropeThe mason [illegible] had a block of granite and the modelhe lived slept and contemplated both for one month without touching either then set too [sic] and carved exact facsimile [1908]