Marble camels and other tomb statuary, seized and abandoned, Beijing

Marble camels and other tomb statuary, seized and abandoned, Beijing

Collection

Richard Family

Identifier

FD-s007

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: FD-s007.

Caption on photograph

Rapacity of Military Satraps / Marble Animals, Altars, Archways, seized from a beautiful graveyard by a former President of China to adorn his own Tomb, left derelict by the railway line because of sudden Coup d'etat involving the President's downfall.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1916

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections