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Uploaded on:: 2017-03-13 12:52:16.0
File Size:: 30.31 KB
Extension:: jpg
Dimensions:: 412 x 540 pixels

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Digital Media Bank ID:	64194
Original Filename:	r5851_1_d01_540h450w.jpg
Description:	Lanterns are a major feature during the Chinese New Year celebrations. A lantern festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the New Year to celebrate the new moon. This festival also marks the end of the celebrations. Written on the lantern is a wish for a happy new year and a hope that money wishes may come true.
Categories:	Collections/ World Art/ Asia

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Credit:	Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence:	CC BY-SA
Caption:	Chinese LanternChinese Lantern, China, Asia

Object or Artwork info

Type (of Object or Artwork):	Chinese Lantern
Description (Object or Artwork):	Lanterns are a major feature during the Chinese New Year celebrations. A lantern festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the New Year to celebrate the new moon. This festival also marks the end of the celebrations. Written on the lantern is a wish for a happy new year and a hope that money wishes may come true.
Subject tags:	Dragon
Other Keywords:	Chinese, Lantern, New Year

Media:	Image
Size:	30.31 KB; 412 x 540 pixels; 35 x 46 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation:	Portrait

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Linked Accession no.:	R5851/1