John Thomson
A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair

A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair

Public Domain

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair
  • A Chinese School-Boy
  • A Chinese Girl
  • A Hong-Kong Artist
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (volume 1)
Date1862–1872
PlaceChina
MediumCarbon print, part of bound volume
DimensionsOverall (bound volume): 19 × 14 1/4 in. (48.3 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Members of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston who travelled to China in 1979
Object number80.15.1.D
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.

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The Praya, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
The Praya, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.F
Front of Kwan-Vin Temple, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
Front of Kwan-Vin Temple, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.I
The Clock-Tower, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
The Clock-Tower, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.E
City of Victoria, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
City of Victoria, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.B
The Harbour, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
The Harbour, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.C
The Sedan
John Thomson
The Sedan
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.V
Shen-Kwe-Fen, Tung-Sean, and Maou-Ching-He, Chinese Ministries of State
John Thomson
Shen-Kwe-Fen, Tung-Sean, and Maou-Ching-He, Chinese Ministries of State
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.A
Entrance of the Kwo-Tsze-Keen, or National University, Peking
John Thomson
Entrance of the Kwo-Tsze-Keen, or National University, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.D
The Central Street, Chinese City of Peking
John Thomson
The Central Street, Chinese City of Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.I
The Bell Tower, Peking
John Thomson
The Bell Tower, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.J
A Mandarin's House, Peking
John Thomson
A Mandarin's House, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.G
Chinese Female Coiffure
John Thomson
Chinese Female Coiffure
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.H