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Cephas (Kassain) Views
2002.R.40
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Description
The collection comprises 18 albumen
photographs of Indonesian Buddhist temples at Borobudur and Prambanam by Kassian
Cephas.
Background
Kassian Cephas was the first professional photographer native to Java. He had a studio in
Yogyakarta and was appointed painter and photographer to the court in 1871. He was a member
of the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology (Leiden) and the Dutch Archaeological
Union (Archaeologische Vereeniging) of Yogyakarta, which commissioned his photographic
campaigns at Prambanam and Borobudur.
Extent
18 photographs
Restrictions
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Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers.