Image No. cn00114

Postcard Data

Size: 139x89mm
Caption: Guardians of a chinese temple

Publisher:
Publisher's Reference: No. 14

Printing Technique: Phototype
Color Nature: B&W

Printer:
Message: Names the temple as Ching-Huang-Miao in Shanghai; rest of the message related to Shanghai in general.

Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph
Creation: -1905 (Certain)

Topic: Temple statues of Buddhist guardian kings

Action: Statues of two kings, a musician and a warrior are ready to scare off demons in a temple. As often, they are placed in an alcove opening into a temple courtyard, of which some details are visible.