Unknown, Avenue of Stone Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Pekin [sic]
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Avenue of Stone Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Pekin [sic]

1860s–1870s

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
21 × 27 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-865453

View of the Sacred Way at the Ming Imperial Tombs, looking toward one of the buildings in the complex. The broad pathway is lined with large stone statues of various animals, including elephants and camels. A man can be seen standing next to one of the elephant statues, while another is on horseback in the middle of the pathway.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1860s–1870s — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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