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Title
Son before spirit tablet, Sichuan, China, ca.1915-1925
Creator
Adams, Archibald
Date Created and/or Issued
1915/1925
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
"Son before spirit tablet." The son is kneeling and bowing to the spirit tablet of his mother, which sits on the end of the coffin.
These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 9 x 12 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m8997 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG008-001-0005-0012
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m8997
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG008-001-0005-0012.jpg
Subject
Customs and traditions
Death
General views
Time Period
1915/1925
Place
Asia
China
Szechwan
Source
YDS/RG008/001/0005/0012 [File]
Relation
Archibald Adams Papers
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
impa-m980

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