| Title |
Beijing, China: Forbidden City [009] Basin (009) |
| Photo Number |
Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 32 |
| Description |
Photograph of basin, Forbidden City, Beijing, China |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1978 |
| Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gilt bronzes--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Palaces |
| Keywords |
Peking; Tāotiè |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Beijing (China) |
| Caption on Slide |
Water basin used for fire control, Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Scratches were made by foreign soldiers early in the 20th century while scraping gold leaf from the surface. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, China. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. It is located in the center of the Imperial City.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Water basin for fire control at Forb City scratches were made by foreign soldiers early in the 20th century in scraping gold leaf from the surface Beijing, China" |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sb4pnd |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
339940 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sb4pnd |
