Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18959i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Large earthenware jars, one broken, standing on a ledge on a rocky hill. Described in Through China with a camera, p. 101. Cf. Thomson's negative number 540
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Jars containing human remains awaiting interment in Amoy
Bears Thomson's negative number: "352"
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 18959i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores