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The British Consular Yamun, Canton by John Thomson — VisualArtsDB

The British Consular Yamun, Canton

The British Consular Yamun, Canton

1863–1873

Medium: Collotype, pl. XVII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)
Dimensions: Image: 22.8 × 27.7 cm (9 × 10 15/16 in.); Album page: 34.9 × 47 cm (13 3/4 × 18 9/16 in.)
Genre: photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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