Two senior Buddhist priest or monks, with prayer beads, Tiantong Monastery (Heavenly Child Temple, 天童寺), near Ningbo
Collection
Identifier
Hv37-37
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv37. Edward Bangs Drew family album of photographs of China. Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Access to original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. Photograph by Major J.C. Watson, reproduced as a wood engraving in ‘The Gleaner Pictorial Album, vol III, page 183 and captioned: “BUDDHIST PRIESTS IN THE MONASTERY OF TIEN-TUNG”. Tien-dong (Tiantong Si; The Temple or Monastery of the Heavenly Child; 天童寺), near Ningpo (Ningbo), is a famous Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple. See Bo02-085.
Caption in album or on mount
Two Buddhist priests
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Location
Estimated Date
1878 - 1880
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
