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Image shows the Japanese statue of Sho-Haku, the pilgrim priest, in the gardens of Lotherton Hall. He carries a gourd and reads from the divine script. According to legend the pilgrim priest travelled from town to town, preaching. He is also known as the 'Peony Priest' because of his love for the cultivation of Peonies. The Gascoigne family gave Lotherton Hall to Leeds City Council in 1968 and it was opened as a visitor attraction. This statue was moved here from Temple Newsam around this time and had originally been part of the Radcliffe Gift. However, Lotherton Hall and grounds does contain artefacts and statues collected by the Gascoignes during their travels abroad. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Lotherton Hall Gascoigne | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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