The son of the father buried here has broken open the grave, because the geomancer attributes problems in the son's household to the grave's being in the wrong place. Now a better place must be searched for (near Hoschuwan).

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Title	The son of the father buried here has broken open the grave, because the geomancer attributes problems in the son's household to the grave's being in the wrong place. Now a better place must be searched for (near Hoschuwan).
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Ein von Geomanten betrogener Sohn reisst das fertige Grab des Vaters wieder auf, weil der Geomant das Unglück in seinem Haus auf die falsche Lage des Grabes zurückführt. Es muss nun ein besserer Platz gesucht werden. (Bei Hoschuwan).
Subject (bmpixs)	geomancy grave under destruction
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Heshuwan {place}
Coverage date	1904/1920
Photographer (bmpixn)	Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1904/1920
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 8.3 x 11.4 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m19999
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	"China, Religion. Ancestor veneration. 7.a. Funeral processions, coffins, jars for gold, c. Graves, d. Halls for the ancestors, houses for souls.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	A-30.57.018
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-8088
Archival file	impa_Volume26/impa-abmpix-8088.tiff

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The son of the father buried here has broken open the grave, because the geomancer attributes problems in the son's household to the grave's being in the wrong place. Now a better place must be searched for (near Hoschuwan).

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