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Tomb of the First Ming Emperor

Frith

Asian Art

ARTIST Frith
MEDIUM Albumen silver photograph
  • Place Made: China
  • DATES late 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 6 3/8 x 8 in. (16.2 x 20.3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 86.256.30
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Matthew Dontzin
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1986, provenance not yet documented; by 1986, acquired by Matthew Dontzin of New York, NY; 1986, gift of Matthew Dontzin to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION Frith. Tomb of the First Ming Emperor, late 19th–early 20th century. Albumen silver photograph, 6 3/8 x 8 in. (16.2 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Matthew Dontzin, 86.256.30 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.256.30.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, Storage Inventory Project, CUR.86.256.30.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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    Frith. <em>Tomb of the First Ming Emperor</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Albumen silver photograph, 6 3/8 x 8 in. (16.2 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Matthew Dontzin, 86.256.30 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.256.30.jpg)