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Title	Luliang (China), Buddhist temple architectural detail
Caption	Yunnan Province, China 1943 - 1945
Part of Set	1943-1945 Bert Krawczyk Photos of China during World War II
Date of Photograph	between 1943 and 1945
Photographer's Note	These two photos comprise a wall some 30' high and about the same width. The wall backed up a series of (3) 20' high large bronze Buddha in Luliang. In other words this wall was the back of the main worship area. It stretched from temple floor to ceiling and was made of plaster that was brilliantly colored. Hundreds of smaller figures filled the area that looked like some heavenly setting. The lady seated on a white elephant was the dominating central figure on the left. A gold goddess-like figure on the right dominated the wall. In the swirling background you can pick out quite a few figures, at various angles and in different dress. Most figures seemed suspended in space. An altar in the center of the wall, but looking as if it were to the right, is ornately carved. The usual lit lamp suspended from the ceiling, swings in the breeze. An urn for incense sticks sits on the altar. The fence kept people from touching the background wall. The closeness of the wall to the doors (3') leading outside made it difficult to obtain a decent photo because of its size.
Photographer	Krawczyk, Bert A.
Subject TGM	Buddhist temples Sculpture Architectural decorations & ornaments
Continent	Asia
Nation/Country	China
State/Province	Yunnan
City/Place	Luliang
Type	Image
Original Collection	Bert A. Krawczyk Collection
Original Item Size	2.5 x 2.5 in.
Original Item Medium	Black-and-white negatives Cellulose nitrate film
Original Item Classification	[41 i] 5525
Original Item ID	No. 47, 371
Original Item Location	Box 6
Derivative Format	Photographic print
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	kr000262
Digital Collection	American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive: Asia and Middle East
Digital Format	Image/jp2
Project Name	NEH Grant Project: Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Nitrate Negative Images
Part of	American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive

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