The coiffure of a Shantou girl

The coiffure of a Shantou girl

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PF01-39. Photograph by John Thomson. In 'Illustrations of China and its People' (1873-1874), vol II, Thomson describes the girl as follows: "No. 28, a young Swatow girl, exhibits one style of coiffeur apopted in that part of the province". Swatow (汕頭).

Location

Shantou

Date

1871

Photographer

Thomson, John

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph