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The Four Storied Pagoda on the Walls. Canton (Main View)

Lai Afong

The J. Paul Getty Museum

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. A dirt road that follows the curvature of the wall can be seen in the foreground.

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  • Title: The Four Storied Pagoda on the Walls. Canton (Main View)
  • Creator: Lai, Afong
  • Date Created: about 1870–1885
  • Location Created: Canton, China; Guangzhou, China
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.6 × 27.3 cm (7 11/16 × 10 3/4 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.1240.26
  • Culture: Chinese
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Lai, Afong (Chinese, about 1839 - 1890)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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