Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
18951i
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View of the front façade of a temple from ground level. The temple has a fantastically complex roof structure. A figure stands on the steps with his back to the camera. A retaining wall at the right hand side. A mountain in the background

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Nam Poto temple, Amoy (Chinese characters) Buddhist temple Amoy Bears Thomson's negative number: "348"

Notes

This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library

Reference

Wellcome Collection 18951i

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