Peking, Pechili province, China: a Muslim butcher. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19692i
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A plump, smiling butcher working at his stall, with various carcasses behind him. The same man as shown in Thomson's negative number 721. Bowls and dishes on a chopping table. A dog prowls in the foreground. Throughout the Qing, Beijing’s butcher shops were run by the Chinese and Muslims. Muslim butchers, in particular, were known for their good-quality meat and carving skills. The man in this photograph had a shop in the Qianmen area. According to Thomson, he had a happy, smiling face, and stood behind a small wooden counter 'encircled by carcasses of sheep, ghastly heads, and entrails'
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Mahometan butcher, Peking
Bears Thomson's negative number: "720"
References note
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. 61 (reproduced)
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 19692i
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