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Image Not Available for On a small island in the middle of the village, there stands a pagoda. Hundreds of small bells and metal panels hand on the tower. With the quietest breath of wind, they sound over the lake and call the Buddhists for prayer.
On a small island in the middle of the village, there stands a pagoda. Hundreds of small bells and metal panels hand on the tower. With the quietest breath of wind, they sound over the lake and call the Buddhists for prayer.
Image Not Available for On a small island in the middle of the village, there stands a pagoda. Hundreds of small bells and metal panels hand on the tower. With the quietest breath of wind, they sound over the lake and call the Buddhists for prayer.

On a small island in the middle of the village, there stands a pagoda. Hundreds of small bells and metal panels hand on the tower. With the quietest breath of wind, they sound over the lake and call the Buddhists for prayer.

Creator Herbert Tichy (Austrian, 1912 - 1987)
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 23.8 x 17 cm (9 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
  • Photographs
Object number2002/537
LocationNot currently on display

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