John Thomson
Headdress of Cantonese Girl

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Headdress of Cantonese Girl
  • Winter Headdress
  • Coiffure of Swatow Woman
  • Coiffure of Swatow Woman
  • Coiffure of Ningpo Woman
  • Coiffure of Shanghai Woman
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (Volume II)
Date1862–1872
PlaceChina
MediumCarbon print, part of bound volume
DimensionsOverall (bound volume): 19 × 14 1/4 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Members of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston who travelled to China in 1979
Object number80.15.2.J
Non exposé

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Provenance[Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.

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Cantonese Boy
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.I
A Cantonese Gentleman
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.V
Pepohoan Female Head
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.B
Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.B
A Pagoda near Chao-chowfu
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.G
Chao-chow-fu Bridge
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.H
A Country Road near Taiwanfu
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.E
Swatow
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.F
Island of Kulangsu
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.L
Amoy Harbour
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.M
Actors, Ancient Marriage Costume
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.K
Amoy Women
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.N