Kushan Monastery (Main View)

Tung, Hing

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the Mahavira Hall or the main hall of the Yongquan Monastery, also known as the Bubbling Spring Monastery. Three monks can be seen standing directly in front of the hall, while a fourth stands on a stone bridge on the center right area of the image.

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Title: Kushan Monastery (Main View)
Creator: Tung, Hing
Date Created: about 1870
Location Created: Gu Shan, Fuzhou, China; Ku Shan, Foochow, China
Physical Dimensions: 23.6 × 29 cm (9 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XA.1240.47
Culture: Chinese
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Probably Tung, Hing (Chinese, active Fuzhou 1860s – 1880s)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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