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Collection Online as of November 4, 2026

A vertically oriented sepia photograph, framed within an oval, depicts the Pagoda at Yuanmingyuan. Centered, the architecture rises from a square base with patterned panels into multiple tiered roofs, narrowing toward a stacked finial. Dense, blurred trees flank the structure, suggesting wind. At the bottom left, white text reads "No 197 PAGODA YUEN-MING-YUEN." The composition highlights the pagoda's vertical silhouette against the soft, weathered landscape.

Porcelain Pagoda (No. 197)

1870s
photographer

Thomas Child

(British, 1841–1898)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Albumen print
Sheet: 23.2 x 18.2 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.); Image: 22.6 x 17.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.); Mount: 40.6 x 31.3 cm (16 x 12 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2026.66
Location: Not on view
  • -October 8, 2026
    Stephan Loewentheil, New York, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art
    October 8, 2026-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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