A pedlar making a bamboo food steamer basket (蒸笼; 蒸籠)
Collection
Identifier
PF01-23
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PF01-23. Photograph by John Thomson. The man is drilling holes in the side of the steamer, for fixtures to hold it together. The other man is watching. Unidentified location - perhaps Beijing?
Estimated Date
1871