John Thomson
The Tea Plant

The Tea Plant

Public Domain

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • The Tea Plant
  • The Tea Plant
  • Yenfing Rafids
  • A Small Rapid Boat
  • 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.X
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 Great Wall of China
John Thomson
The Great Wall of China
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.X
Wu-Shan Gorge, Province of Szechuan
John Thomson
Wu-Shan Gorge, Province of Szechuan
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.3.X
A Mountain Pass in Formosa
John Thomson
A Mountain Pass in Formosa
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.X
Tea-Picking in Canton
John Thomson
Tea-Picking in Canton
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.S
Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas
John Thomson
Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.U
Pepohoan Female Head
John Thomson
Pepohoan Female Head
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.B
Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State
John Thomson
Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.B
A Pagoda near Chao-chowfu
John Thomson
A Pagoda near Chao-chowfu
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.G
Chao-chow-fu Bridge
John Thomson
Chao-chow-fu Bridge
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.H
A Country Road near Taiwanfu
John Thomson
A Country Road near Taiwanfu
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.E
Swatow
John Thomson
Swatow
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.F
Island of Kulangsu
John Thomson
Island of Kulangsu
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.L