
John Thomson
Headdress of Cantonese Girl; Winter Headdress; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Ningpo Woman; Coiffure of Shanghai Woman
1868
Intricate documentation of regional hairstyles and ornamental headwear reveals Thomson's attention to cultural specificity and his understanding of fashion as social identifier across different Chinese cities.
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- Collotype, pl. X from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)
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