Japan & the Far East
The Imperial Dragon Tablet at Hangzhou
Original caption: The Dragon Tablet
A tall narrow inscription is enclosed by an ornate gilded frame beside other altar objects. Hayes dates the photograph to March 1922 at the Temple of the Great Buddha near Hangchow’s West Lake.
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Maker or photographer not identified. "The Imperial Dragon Tablet at Hangzhou" [source caption]. In The Chinese Dragon, L. Newton Hayes. Third edition, 1923, 1923, The Commercial Press, Limited. Source scan leaf 83. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/chinese-dragon-079
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Maker or photographer not identified. The Imperial Dragon Tablet at Hangzhou. The Chinese Dragon. Scan leaf 83. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/chinese-dragon-079