Two Buddhist priests or monks, with prayer beads
Collection
Identifier
Bo02-085
Copyright
© 2016 Terry Bennett Collection
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-085. A ‘bonze’ is an East Asian Buddhist priest or monk. In China, prayer beads are named shu zhu 数珠 ('counting beads'), fo zhu 佛珠 ('Buddha beads'), or nian zhu 念珠 ('mindfulness beads'). Photograph by Major J.C. Watson; possibly taken in Ningpo (Ningbo). See Hv37-37.
Caption in album or on mount
80. Buddhist Bonzes
Related Photographs
Estimated Date
1870
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
