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CHINA - SACRED WAY, NEAR BEIJING Eight fine views of the giant statues (elephants, horse, camel, Qilin mythical creature, turtle stele, and priest), and the five-arched gateway situated along the Sacred Way en route to the Imperial Ming tombs, albumen prints, some numbered ('90', '102', '105', '111', '116', and '117') in the negative, pencil caption ('Peking Ming Tombs') on verso, 190 x 225mm., 1870s-1880s (8) Footnotes: Rare views of the great fifteenth century statues situated along the Sacred, or Spirit Way towards the Ming Tombs near Beijing. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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CHINA - SACRED WAY, NEAR BEIJING Eight fine views of the giant statues (elephants, horse, camel,...
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