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John Thomson — Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas; Weighing Tea for Exportation; A Tea House, Canton; A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton
John Thomson

Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas; Weighing Tea for Exportation; A Tea House, Canton; A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton

1868

Behind-the-scenes glimpses into tea production and trade illuminate the economic processes that connected Chinese commerce to global markets, particularly Britain's tea culture.

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

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John Thomson, Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas; Weighing Tea for Exportation; A Tea House, Canton; A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton, 1868

Behind-the-scenes glimpses into tea production and trade illuminate the economic processes that connected Chinese commerce to global markets, particularly Britain's tea culture.

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

Related themes

China, Tea Trade, 19th Century, Documentary Photography, Scottish, Photographic, Portrait, Sepia, Collotype, Still Life

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