Amerapoora: Doorway of Pyathat on East of Maha-too-lo-Bounghian Kyoung

September 1–October 21, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

This is a photograph of an architectural structure. The image shows a close-up view of a building with intricately carved details, likely made of wood, featuring ornate decorations typical of traditional Southeast Asian architecture. The carvings include mythological and floral motifs, and the structure is adorned with multiple tiers of gabled roofs and spires that rise above the main entrance. The craftsmanship exhibits elaborate artistic skills in the relief work around the doorways and columns, which are prominently displayed in the foreground of the photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.8 × 27.1 cm (13 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 58.3 × 45.7 cm (22 15/16 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.19

  • Series Title

    Burma Views

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Linnaeus Tripe [1822-1902]; presented to James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie [1812-1860], Governor-General of India [1848-1856], February 1857; by descent to the Broun-Ramsay family; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 May 2012, part of lot 211); NGA purchase (through Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York), 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on print in black ink: L. Tripe; printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, lower center beneath photograph in black ink: No. 88. Amerapoora. Doorway of Pyathat No. 87. [87 is handwritten] / This doorway is the communication between the Kyoung, and the three Pyathats on the E. of it. In the Pyathats the Bishop takes his exercise; and the images and other sacred articles are cleansed.

Markings

artist’s blindstamp on mount, upper center: BY THEE I DRAW

Wikidata ID

Q64157489

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