Coiffure of Swatow woman. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders right half-profile portrait of a young woman of Swatow, showing her elaborate hairstyle.
Coiffure of Swatow woman. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders left half-profile portrait of a woman of Swatow, showing her elaborate hairstyle.
Coiffure of Ningpo woman. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders left profile portrait of a woman displaying a very elaborate hairstyle, 'the chignon par excellence. The lady who wears it is of Ningpo extraction, and by profession a barber, who also makes wigs and chignons for sale.'
The small foot of a Chinese lady. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a young Chinese woman, seated and exposing her bound foot. On the left, for comparison, is seen the unbound foot of an elderly woman.
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of five women, posed in front of a doorway and arranged to show details of clothing and hairstyle.