[Bridge on the K'un Ming Lake, the Summer Palace, Peking]
- Title:
- [Bridge on the K'un Ming Lake, the Summer Palace, Peking]
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Asian Studies
- Creator:
- Mennie, Donald
- Creation Date:
- 1912-1919
- ID Number:
- 86.140.343
- File Name:
- 86.140.343.jpg
- Work Type:
- photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- East Asia
landscape photography
bridges
reflections - Measurement:
- 27.9 x 38.1 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Monochromatic view of a tall, arched pedestrian bridge from a nearby bank. The bridge is light-colored stone and has carved decorations along the railings. The banks are lined with leafy trees, and a flat-bottomed rowboat with two passengers is nearly under the bridge in the center of the frame.
- Notes:
- Albumen print
One of 12 views by Mennie held by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum. - Cite As:
- Donald Mennie (British, 1875/76–1941), Bridge on the K'un Ming Lake, the Summer Palace, Peking, 1912-19. Albumen print, sheet: 27.9 x 38.1 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Worswick, 86.140.343.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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