Chinese Joss-House, S. F., Cal. (B 529)
Publication: San Francisco: Taber Photo. [Late 1880s].
Notes: An albumen photograph, 4-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches, of the exterior of a Chinese church in San Francisco. The building is two stories, with a central entrance up a short flight of stone stairs. The second floor has a narrow balcony decorated with hanging plants and paper lanterns.
This is one of several images by Isaiah Taber of this temple. This view is taken at a slight angle to the front of the building. The sign over the door identifies this as a temple to many Cantonese deities, 列聖宫 (transliterated as Leishenggong, Lit Sing Gond, Lie Sheng Gong, etc), meaning joss house.
This view is captioned in the image in a narrow strip along the bottom of the print. This image is included in Taber's ca. 1889 catalog of the images available for purchase in his gallery.
Edition + Condition: Nice image; mount trimmed.
Item No: #361999
Price: $250