1929 Photogravure Buddha Gotama Statue Ananda Pagoda Temple Bagan Burma Myanmar

This is an original 1929 photogravure of the interior of the Ananda Pagoda in Bagan (formerly Pagan), Burma (Myanmar). The city is located in the dry plains of the country, and has been known as the "The City of the Enemy Crusher", as well as "The Land of Copper". The pagoda was built in the 12th century by King Kyanzittha. It has four different gold-leafed Buddhas in the interior-- each facing a different direction. Shown is Gotama, facing west. The photographer of this image is Dr. Martin Hürlimann of Berlin, Germany. His photographs were largely composed of cities and civilizations, and taken mostly with a Sinclair camera. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the landscape, architecture, and people of Ceylon and Indochina including the present-day countries of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos, and Yunnan, a Province of southwestern China. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is show