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Title
Chinese in front of the grave of his father for whose spirit he burns incense
Chinese vor dem Grab seines Vaters, dessen Geist er räuchert
Creator
Krayl, Robert (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1905/1930
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
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Note translation: The German is difficult and may be perjorative: literally he is "smoking his father's spirit." (PJ 10.1998).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
7.7 x 10.1 cm.
Identifier
impa-m20316 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-8296
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m20316
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-8296.jpg
Subject
Ancestor worship
Confucianism
Grave
Man
Worship
Time Period
1905/1930
Place
China
Source
A-30.73.030 [Reference number]
QA-32.013.0085 [Same image reference number]
Relation
China. Religion. 3. Veneration of spirits and ancestors. Temple, deities, arches of honour etc. Krayl
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17064
impa-m51022
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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