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101. Photo 1224/3(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(57)
Title:
Men in Cangue. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of two men, undergoing the punishment of the 'cangue'. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No.31.-The Cangue. The kia, or cangue, is a wooden frame, weighing about 201lbs, which is bolted round the neck of criminals convicted of certain minor offences. It rests on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

102. Photo 1224/3(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(59)
Title:
Mandarins. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-length hand-tinted studio portrait of a Chinese government official, wearing silk robes and a headdress.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

103. Photo 1224/3(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(60)
Title:
Mandarins. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
A full-length seated group portrait of mandarins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

104. Photo 1224/3(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(67)
Title:
Shooting Boat. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Oval image.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

105. Photo 1224/3(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(68)
Title:
Group of Chinamen. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Group portrait of figures, holding fans and arranged against a background of trees and rocks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

106. Photo 1224/3(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(69)
Title:
Ton King Sin [Tong King Sing]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of the Chinese comprador Tong King Sing, holding a fan and dressed in a silk robe.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

107. Photo 1224/3(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(70)
Title:
Shanghai Woman. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated studio portrait of a woman, holding a fan and with one foot resting on a footstool. To her left stands a table with a bonsai tree. With contemporary printed label: 'No.8. - A Shanghai Woman. And here she is in the dress of the period.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

108. Photo 1224/3(78)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(78)
Title:
Opium Smokers. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Studio portrait of two men lying on a cot smoking opium.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

109. Photo 1224/3(79)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(79)
Title:
Street Chow Chow sellers. Photographer: Saunders, W.
Scope & Content:
Itinerant food vendor.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

110. Photo 1224/3(80)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(80)
Title:
Street corn cutter. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
An itinerant corn cutter inspects the foot of a customer.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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