A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk

1868

Four intimate vignettes reveal the social fabric of 19th-century Canton, from merchant activities to traditional crafts, showcasing Thomson's ability to blend ethnographic observation with compositional sophistication.

Medium: Collotype, pl. XXII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)

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