The Dummy Beggar of Tai Shan. Chinese trickery. "For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, the heathen Chinee is peculiar."

The Dummy Beggar of Tai Shan. Chinese trickery. "For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, the heathen Chinee is peculiar."

Transparency

William Wisner Chapin

Maker
American, 1851–1928

The Dummy Beggar of Tai Shan. Chinese trickery. "For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, the heathen Chinee is peculiar."

ca. 1909-1913
Gelatin silver transparency with applied color
Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 in. (8.3 × 10.2 cm)
Gift of Barbara Boyce
1986.0595.0031

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