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The Graves of the Priests, Kushan (Main View)
Tung, Hing
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Two men sit at a stone grave, possibly on the grounds of the Yongquan Monastery, also known as the Bubbling Spring Monastery. Among the grave monuments is a large stone tablet carved with Chinese inscriptions. A large number of leaning stunted pine trees can be seen in the background.
Details
- Title: The Graves of the Priests, Kushan (Main View)
- Creator: Tung, Hing
- Date Created: about 1876–1877
- Location Created: Gu Shan, Fuzhou, China; Ku Shan, Foochow, China
- Physical Dimensions: 22.5 × 29.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 9/16 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.1240.49
- Culture: Chinese
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Attributed to Tung, Hing (Chinese, active Fuzhou 1860s – 1880s)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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