the Hans Gruen Postcard Collection

Tochigi 2 - Interior of the Oratory at the Daiyuin, mausoleum of the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. At the right is one of two large bronze crane candlesticks next to a bronze flower vase. In front are five gold-lacquered prayer desks with boxes containing sutras. On the ceiling are 100 compartments with paintings of golden dragons on a blue background. A gilt canopy hangs from the ceiling. From the collection of General Harry Hill Bandholtz (1864-1925). July 5, 1909.

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