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Temple of Heaven - Peking by Katharine Jowett

Temple of Heaven - Peking by Katharine Jowett

Temple of Heaven - Peking

Katharine Jowett

Title

Temple of Heaven - Peking

 
Artist

Katharine Jowett

  1890 - 1965 (biography)
Year
c. 1925  
Technique
color linocut 
Image Size
8 3/4 x 5 13/16" image size 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
unnumbered from an edition of around 100 - 200 
Annotations
on sheet below print: pencil title 
Reference
 
Paper
soft antique-white wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
17383 
Price
SOLD
Description
The Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) in south Peking was probably the most stunning piece of architecture. It was designed and built in the Ming dynasty, but was destroyed by fire in 1889 and rebuilt.