John Thomson
A Mandarin's House, Peking

A Mandarin's House, Peking

Public Domain

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • A Mandarin's House, Peking
  • Reception Room in a Mandarin's House
  • An Inner Court in a Mandarin's House
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (Volume IV)
Date1862–1872
Place depictedBeijing, China
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 number80.15.4.G
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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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
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The Bell Tower, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.J
The Great Confucian Altar, Peking
John Thomson
The Great Confucian Altar, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.N
The Marble Cenotaph, Peking
John Thomson
The Marble Cenotaph, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.O
The Open Altar of Heaven, Peking
John Thomson
The Open Altar of Heaven, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.P
Peking Observatory
John Thomson
Peking Observatory
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.E
Peking Observatory
John Thomson
Peking Observatory
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.F
One of the City Guard, Peking
John Thomson
One of the City Guard, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.V
Boat Girls
John Thomson
Boat Girls
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.G
A Pagoda near Chao-chowfu
John Thomson
A Pagoda near Chao-chowfu
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.G
Kwanvin Temple, Puto Island
John Thomson
Kwanvin Temple, Puto Island
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.3.G