Entrance to the Yamun of Pey Kwei

Entrance to the Yamun of Pey Kwei

Photograph

Pierre Joseph Rossier

Maker
Swiss, 1829–ca. 1883

Negretti & Zambra

English, 1850–ca. 1999

Entrance to the Yamun of Pey Kwei

1858–1859
Albumen silver prints
Image (each): 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (7.5 × 7.4 cm)
Mount: 3 5/16 × 6 13/16 in. (8.4 × 17.3 cm)
Museum accession
1981.8338.0003
Inscriptions Printed in ink on mount verso, C: VIEWS IN CHINA. \ 33 \ Entrance to the Yamun of Pey Kwei, \ THE GOVERNOR OF CANTON, MANDARIN OF \ THE FIRST CLASS. \ ENT. STA. HALL \ DÉPOSÉ
Stamped in ink on mount verso, BL: EASTMAN HISTORICAL \ PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION \ 25

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