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[Tomb keeper at the Yi Dynasty king's tomb]
- Title:
- [Tomb keeper at the Yi Dynasty king's tomb]
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Country:
- South Korea
United States
- ID Number:
- 1260.60.09.39.04
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.60.09.39.04.tif
- Work Type:
- Photographs
- Subject:
- Kings
Tombs
Warriors
Yi (Korean period)
Taejo
- Measurement:
- 7.6 x 10.1 (centimeters)
- Description:
- Dead kings of the Yi Dynasty were surrounded by imposing stone figures of ministers and warriors as well as of various animals. From the characteristic of the tomb shown in this picture, it probably is the tomb of King Taejo (1392-1398). Presumably the tombkeeper, posing for the picture at the Yi Dynasty king's tomb site.
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction by including the following text: Courtesy of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/guidelines.html.
