Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19599i
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A woman standing on rush matting in a room, with her hair in an elaborate plait, holding a closed parasol with the point down. She is also holding a bundle of cloth, possibly a wrapped baby [?], in her arms
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph
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Lettering
Canton Lady
Bears Thomson's negative number: "678"
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, vol II, pl X, "Ningpo Lady"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19599i
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