Sujet

Chinese burial urns

Légende

Hong KongChina, A number of burial urns, containing exhumed human bones, are grouped together on a hillside. Living relatives considered their fortunes to be directly linked to the positioning of the urns, and favoured locations with a positive 'feng shui' (natural harmony). Probably Hong Kong.Original manuscript caption: Potted Ancestors - an old Cemetery, circa 1905. 1998/028/1/1/58.

Date

01 févr. 1905

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_226

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,2Mo (4,9Mo) / 38,8cm x 30,5cm / 4581 x 3598 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Hong KongChina A number of burial urns containing exhumed human bones are grouped together on a hillside Living relatives considered their fortunes to be directly linked to the positioning of the urns and favoured locations with a positive 'feng shui' (natural harmony) Probably Hong KongOriginal manuscript caption: Potted Ancestors - an old Cemetery circa 1905