RARE CHINA VIEW 1880S ALBUMEN PRINT Ming Tombs Entrance
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Vintage albumen print circa 1880s showing the marble pailou at entrance to the site of the Ming Dynasty Tombs, China. Mounted on heavy period board approx. 11 x 14 inches (28x35 cm). Print size 7.75 x 10.25 inches (20x26 cm). An evocative early view of this important Chinese site, these images capture an aura of discovery amid benign neglect, of travelers wandering among mossy monuments and unkempt fields, similar to the experience of discovery captured by the first photographic views of Egyptian monuments.Photos of the Ming Tombs area today indicate a greatly changed site, the overgrown fields replaced with smooth paved walkways and the monuments scrubbed of their patina of age, perhaps in preparation for the influx of large numbers of tourists. These earlier images preserve the memory of how the site once stood, unshorn of its accretions of time and visited by infrequent and solitary travelers. SHIPPING: See the shipping calculator to determine how much shipping costs will be. CT residents must add 6% sales tax. COMBINED SHIPPING: Purchases made at the same time can normally be combined into one package for a lower postage cost. To receive the lower rate wait until you have received the eBay invoice with combined postage before paying. COMBINED SHIPPING ON BUY-IT-NOW ITEMS: If you purchase multiple Buy-It-Now items at the same
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