Title |
Tombs: Nanjing, China [009] |
Photo Number |
Box 59, Special Lecture China Ming Tombs, 11 |
Description |
Photograph of lion sculpture, Nanjing, China |
Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
Date |
1979 |
Subject |
Animal sculpture--China--Nanjing--Photographs; Tombs--China--Nanjing--Photographs; Lion--Art; Ming Taizu, Emperor of China,--1328-1398; China |
Keywords |
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum; Hongwu Emperor; Purple Mountain; Zijin Shan |
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 |
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) |
Caption on Slide |
Standing lion, Ming Tombs, Nanking, China. |
Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (Míng Xiào Líng) is the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. It lies at the southern foot of Purple Mountain, located east of the historical centre of Nanjing, China...Along with the Ming Dynasty Tombs north of Beijing and the Fuling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang, the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum of Nanjing was inscribed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Sites 'Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.'"--Wikipedia. |
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/s6p565g2 |
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 |
340413 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p565g2 |