God in Joss Temple, Chinatown, S.F., Cal. (4769)
Publication: San Francisco: Taber Photo. [ca. 1890s].
Notes: A medium format photograph, possibly a gelatin silver print, of an altar with a bearded god statue. The statue is decorated with peacock feathers placed on a carved wooden altar. Pots and urns of various sizes sit on the altar in front of the idol.
7-3/4 by 9-3/4 inches. The photograph is captioned in the image in a narrow strip along the bottom of the print. This image is not listed in Taber's ca. 1889 catalog of images.
Edition + Condition: The image is sharp and has good gray tonal range. It is mounted on thin white cardstock, possibly contemporary with the photograph but trimmed in recent times near the edge of the image. The mount and photograph are somewhat wavy.
Item No: #361995
Price: $300