Nanking, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1871
Reference:
19268i
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Description

A line of stone statues, including a finely detailed representation of a man [a mandarin ?] and a small horse. Also a sheep [?] with a real man leaning against it. A lion-dog [?] at the end of the row

Publication/Creation

1871

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph

Lettering

Ming tombs, Nanking. Stone guardians Bears Thomson's negative number: "506"

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 19268i

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