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Making a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry the spirit of the late Empress Dowager of China across the river separating it from the heavenly Nirvana
People witness the making of a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry the spirit of the late Empress Dowager of China across the river separating it from the heavenly Nirvana
Source | Illustrated London News, 1909-10-09 |
Format | 1 print : engraving, black and white ; 40 x 28 cm |
Publisher | London : Publisher not identified |
Year | 1909 |
HKBU Library collection | Illustrations from British historical newspapers |
Work type | |
Permalink | https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/iln-198 |
Library record | View the record in HKBU library catalogue |
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Cite this image as: "Making a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry the spirit of the late Empress Dowager of China across the river separating it from the heavenly Nirvana", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 03/12/2424, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/iln-198.