Unknown, Flowery Forest Temple. 500 Genii, Interior Central Avenue. Canton
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Flowery Forest Temple. 500 Genii, Interior Central Avenue. Canton

1870s–1880s

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
19.9 × 24.1 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-810622

View of the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats at Hualin Temple, also known as the Temple of the Five Hundred Gods or Geniis. The hall is lined with several statues of monks. At the crossing of the hall is a small statue of a seated Buddha on a pagoda-like altar. Also visible are two straw circular disks, possibly praying mats, set against the brick walls.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1870s–1880s — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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