Tamaudun Mausoleum

Image View Description

Exterior: Inner Courtyard and Three Mausoleum Chambers

Date

1501

Material/Technique
  • stone
Work Type
architecture
Culture
Japanese
Location
Shuri (Okinawa, Japan)
Notes

The left chamber is for kings and queens; the right chamber is for princes and princesses; the central chamber is for storing the recently deceased, before they have undergone purification.

Image Source

The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Photographer
Jonathan Reynolds
Record ID
Mausoleum_0139