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Object Number
56-55-60/15865.1.256
Display Title
Small shrine with large prayer wheel inside, in the market square
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "Mongolia / (Alashan - Wang / Yeh Fu) / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927"; typed on label on back of board: "1103-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26159-A / Mongolia - Alashan - Wang Yeh Fu / Small shrine, containing large prayer / wheel inside, in the market square of / Wang Yeh Fu. Tower of South Gate of city / in background, Mongolia. / "Wang Yeh Fu, A Native Capital in / southwestern Mongolia"."; printed on back of board: "LMR April.1924 / Rec'd Feb 25 1924"
Department
Photographic
Date
1923
Artist
Frederick R. Wulsin
Culture
- Mongolian
- Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Inner Mongolia
/
Alxa League
/
Alxa Left Banner
/
Wang Yeh Fu
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 × 11.9063 cm (3 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Frederick R. Wulsin
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56-55-60/15865.1.255 | Shrine inside a house |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.257 | Buddhist shrine in Market Square |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.258 | Buddhist shrine in country |
Alxa League
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.242 | Man standing on tower inside south gate |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.243 | Trumpeters playing on tower inside South Gate |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.261 | Overview of city, with South Gate tower in background |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.106 | Market Square containing large prayer wheel |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.244 | Trumpeters playing on tower at sunset |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.245 | Trumpeters playing on tower at sunset |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.264 | Watch tower on the city wall |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.267 | Wooden irrigation aqueduct in foreground, city walls with watch towers in background |
Wang Yeh Fu
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| 56-55-60/15865.1.260 | Overview of city |
Wang Yeh Fu
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