616/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Detail of an altar showing a statue of the goddess Sheng Mu wearing a phoenix headdress and a mantle embroidered with eight trigrams in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German [photographer] |
| Associated Name |
Bixia Yuanjun, n.d. [subject] |
| Subjects |
embroidery statues goddesses headdresses phoenix (mythical bird) |
| Abstracts |
Front view |
| Form / genre |
photographs |
| Type |
still image |
| Creation Date |
1935 |
| Extent |
11 x 7.5 cm. |
| Notes |
Inscription: Inscription on collar band of mantle indicates the robe was presented in 1928, the year wu-shen. Icon: Background screen is decorated with matronly figures attending Jade Emperor Yu Ti, the supreme Daoist deity, who is seated on a throne and encircled with clouds between two dragons |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Materials / Techniques |
gelatin silver process |
| Identifier |
olvwork79248 |
| Use restrictions |
Harvard-Yenching Library:Access to original photographs, negatives, and albums in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection is restricted. Photographs in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright various dates, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Digital images made from photographs in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright 2000, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. |
| Language |
eng |