Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19530i
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Two Buddhist monks, playing "chess" [perhaps Gò' or another board game?] in a dark interior, both wearing white robes. Three others at the table, the centre one of these, the oldest, wearing spectacles. Others, much younger, looking on from the edges of the room
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 30.5 cm (10 x 12 in.)
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Game of chess. Chinese monks (Buddhists)
Bears Thomson's negative number: "641"
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19530i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note