The Imperial Throne in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Peking
Collection
Identifier
Ar02-076
Copyright
© 2007 Adam Scott Armstrong
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ar02-076. An interior view of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, at the Palace of Heavenly (or Celestial) Purity (Qiangqinggong, Qian Qing Gong, 乾清宫) in the Forbidden City, Peking (Beijing). The wooden tablet above the golden lacquerware throne and golden lacquerware screen, is in the calligraphy of the Shunzhi Emperor [r. 1643-1661] and translates as "Open and Above Board."
Location
Estimated Date
1900-1927
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
