Entrance to the Nata Dewale Grounds, Kandy
c. 1880
Scowen & Co.
Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895)
Photography
Entrance to the Nata Dewale Grounds, Kandy, c. 1880. Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); paper: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); mounted: 35.4 x 27.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer 2018.39 This is probably the entrance to a site for the worship of Natha, the Ceylonese counterpart of the all-compassionate Buddhist deity Mahayana Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The shrine in Kandy dedicated to him, considered an especially lucky and sacred place, was where some royal ceremonies were held, including that for the naming of new kings.
- Maker/Artist
- Scowen & Co.
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- Albumen print from glass plate negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); Paper: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); Mounted: 35.4 x 27.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in black ink on recto of mount: “Temple” Inscription: Imprinted in white type on recto of photograph: “ENTRANCE TO THE NATA DEWALE GROUNDS, KANDY” Inscription: Imprinted in black type on recto of photograph: “Scowen” Inscription: Imprinted in white type on recto of photograph: “SCOWEN & Co.”
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2018.39
- Credit Line
- Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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