Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18949i
- Pictures
- Online
Selected images from this work
View 1 imageAbout this work
Description
Rooftops and terraces of houses. A person leaning over a wall talking to a group on an adjoining rooftop. Washing hanging on poles in the foreground. In the left centre a large smooth rock with an elaborate doorway and incised Chinese characters. Almost the same view as Thomson's negative number 359, but in the shade
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Chinese houses, Amoy
Bears Thomson's negative number: "347"
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
Reference
Wellcome Collection 18949i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores