Two Buddhist priests or monks, with prayer beads

Two Buddhist priests or monks, with prayer beads

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-085. A ‘bonze’ is an East Asian Buddhist priest or monk. In China, prayer beads are named shu zhu 数珠 ('counting beads'), fo zhu 佛珠 ('Buddha beads'), or nian zhu 念珠 ('mindfulness beads'). Photograph by Major J.C. Watson; possibly taken in Ningpo (Ningbo). See Hv37-37.

Caption in album or on mount

80. Buddhist Bonzes

Estimated Date

1870

Photographer

Watson, Major J.C.

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Terry Bennett Collection

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