Image
Details
Creators and Contributors
Photographer: Hiller, Martin
Original Date Issued
1945
Extent
1 photograph : color
Description
Photograph of the tablet pavilion of of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing. The Tablet Pavilion, which is also called Sifang Cheng, is located not far from the entrance. A majestic tablet was erected by order of Emperor Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang as well as the third emperor of Ming, to eulogize his father's merits and virtues. The tablet is set up on the back of Bixi, a legendary animal similar to tortoise. The photo looks little orange.
Note
Digitized from glass slide. Quality of original is fair. Scan: Creo iQsmart3. Image is 600 dpi, color, TIFF. Scanned February 2019.
Resource Type
Subject (Temporal)
Geographic (Subject)
Identifier
mu:420110
Member of
Digital Creation Date
2019-02-19
Date Modified
2019-03-25