Afong Lai
View of Island Temple , Foochow
About this artwork
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title:View of Island Temple , Foochow
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:17.70 x 23.30 cm
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 871.10
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Afong Lai
Afong Lai
Afong Lai was based at a commercial studio in Hong Kong from 1859, but took an extensive series of pictures around the area of Foochow (mainland China) in 1869 and 1870. The Scottish photographer, John Thomson, whose Hong Kong studio was established later in the same street as Afong Lai, said he...