The ‘King of the Beggars’ (or the Chief of a Beggar Guild) and his grandson

The ‘King of the Beggars’ (or the Chief of a Beggar Guild) and his grandson

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s369. Printed on the back of this post card: Procure de Chine – 42, rue de Grenelle, Paris (VIIe). Likely that this photograph was taken in Shanghai. See another photograph of the ‘King of the Beggars’ in ‘Things Seen in China’ by J.R. Chitty (Seeley & Co, London, 1909). See also JC-s176, JC-s179 and Pe01-047 (same man).

Caption on photograph

Chine – Mission des Jésuites / Mendiant et son petit-fils

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph