John Thomson
Ancient Bronzes

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Ancient Bronzes
  • Ancient Chinese Porcelain Ware
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (Volume IV)
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 number80.15.4.L
Not on view

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

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The Bronze Temple, Yuen-Ming-Yuen
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.S
Actors, Ancient Marriage Costume
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.K
The Ming Tombs, Nanking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.3.L
Island of Kulangsu
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.L
Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.L
Entrance of the Kwo-Tsze-Keen, or National University, Peking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.D
The Central Street, Chinese City of Peking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.I
The Bell Tower, Peking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.J
A Mandarin's House, Peking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.G
Chinese Female Coiffure
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.H
Manchu Ladies
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.M
The Great Confucian Altar, Peking
John Thomson
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.N