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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
View of Peking from the Observatory, with 17th century astronomical instruments
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2009.03
- Dates:
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1870s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itemphotographic printalbumen21.4 x 27.5 cm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A large format albumen print of the Beijing Ancient Observatory, with various bronze instruments, altazimuth in the foreground. The print has minor fading and wear, and appears to have been removed from a photographic album. Print shows slight image doubling, suggesting that the camera was nudged during the long exposure. Exact date and photographer are unknown.
Scope and Contents
北京
Arrangement
Arrangement
Single item
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The observatory was originally built in the Ming dynasty, but expanded in the Qing dynasty. Many of the instruments were looted during the occupation of the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Administration
Custodial History
Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Citation
View of Peking from the Observatory, with 17th century astronomical instruments, FSA.A2009.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2009.03
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Astronomy | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronomical observatories -- China | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
China | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Beijing (China) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1880 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
China -- Peking (Beijing) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
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