Bearers carrying coffin

Bearers carrying coffin

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RD-s093. Perhaps Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Caption on photograph

Chinese coffin / Composed of four planks.  The bearers no. from 2 to 50 or 60 according to the corpse’s position & wealth.  Like myself this chap was rather hard up – he had only six.

Estimated Date

1921-1923

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Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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