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The Bronze Statue of Dai Bouts, Kamakura
Felice Beato1863
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The monumental sculpture of the Dai Bouts (Great Buddha) had been the centerpiece of a temple that was destroyed by a typhoon. It was an important attraction at Kamakura, and Beato was the first Westerner to photograph it. He posed himself in the scene, sitting on the stairs, while local men climbed the statue.
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Details
- Title: The Bronze Statue of Dai Bouts, Kamakura
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: 1863
- Location Created: Kamakura, Japan
- Physical Dimensions: 22.9 × 29.4 cm (9 × 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: 2007.26.49
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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