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J. Paul Getty Museum
Perchara

Perchara, Charles T. Scowen, 1870s–1890s

Charles T. Scowen, portrait

Charles T. ScowenBritish

Perchara

1870s–1890s · Photograph · 22.2 × 28.4 cm

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J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 4 hours ago
In this state since: Oct 7, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

People walking down a street, between two rows of low buildings, part of the Kandy Esala Perahera or Festival of the Tooth procession. All the people seem to be heading in the same direction, and many are carrying umbrellas to protect them from the sun.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Particulars

Accession number: 84.XA.700.4.85

In the catalog

Photographs Albumen print English

Sources

J. Paul Getty Museum
Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — Open Content

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Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen, c. 1870 - c. 1890

Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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Landscape near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen, c. 1870 - c. 1890

Landscape near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

c. 1870 - c. 1890 · Rijksmuseum

Portret van een jonge vrouw uit Kandy op Ceylon, Charles T. Scowen, c. 1875 - c. 1880

Portret van een jonge vrouw uit Kandy op Ceylon

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Lankatilaka Vihara, Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen, 1876 - 1893

Lankatilaka Vihara, Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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Bamboebos in de botanische tuin van Kandy, Charles T. Scowen, c. 1890 - c. 1910

Bamboebos in de botanische tuin van Kandy

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Rubber Tree, Assam, India (Ficus Elastica), Charles T. Scowen, c.1880s

Rubber Tree, Assam, India (Ficus Elastica)

c.1880s · Not on view · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Kandy Lake, Charles T. Scowen, 1870s–1890s

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