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John Thomson — Headdress of Cantonese Girl; Winter Headdress; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Ningpo Woman; Coiffure of Shanghai Woman
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.

Medium
Collotype, pl. X from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)

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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.

Medium
Collotype, pl. X from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)
Year
1868
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Women, Documentary, Photograph, Scottish, Cultural Study, Portrait, Asian Subject, Collotype

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art