Godaido Buddhist shrine in Matsushima Bay in Japan
Category
Photographs
Date
1909
Materials
Glass
Measurements
120 x 164 x 2 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522900.38
Summary
Gelatine silver glass dry plate negative in landscape format, depicting a view of the Godaido Buddhist shrine in Japan, looking across the water. By the coast in the foreground is a small boat. Additional information handwritten on the sleeve (not original): "81. June. Godaido. Isle of Buddhist shrine and boats from hostel. Diff. F/11 1/10" Part of the Christie Miller Collection.
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum in 1976 by (the daughter of the photographer) Jane Wakefield Christie-Miller (1922-2017) of Swyncombe House, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 6EA