Loading
![[The five story Ming watchtower at the north end of the Canton city wall]](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci/AL18g_SeC04muQ88kWoO6ngC3qNq4nMs-YfHE_ttpHVYmu7-lZ9y-sP3AvAtB3FGamACYDGoM8wpee0)
[The five story Ming watchtower at the north end of the Canton city wall]
Lai Afongnegative about 1863; print about 1870–1885
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the Five-Story Pagoda, also known as the Zhenhai Tower, a five-story building with a rectangular base and gabled roof, built atop a section of a city wall. Two people are standing by a small building in the foreground. A piece of cloth and two bamboo poles can also be seen resting against the side of the building.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: [The five story Ming watchtower at the north end of the Canton city wall]
- Creator: Dutton & Michaels, Lai, Afong
- Date Created: negative about 1863; print about 1870–1885
- Location Created: Guangzhou, China; Canton, China
- Physical Dimensions: 21.9 × 27.6 cm (8 5/8 × 10 7/8 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.XO.1356.1
- Culture: British
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Dutton & Michaels (American, active 1863 - 1864) Lai, Afong (Chinese, about 1839 - 1890)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
