Sepia stereograph of a carved stone guardian lion in front of an ornate Chinese building with decorated eaves and a lattice panel.

Amoy, Fukien province, China, stereograph by John Thomson, 1870

A sepia stereograph showing two nearly identical views side by side of a large carved stone guardian lion beside an ornate building with decorated eaves and a lattice panel. A handwritten label in the upper right reads "Amoy," and the print shows fading, creases, and soft focus.

Artist: John Thomson
Date: 1870
Medium: Wet collodion negatives Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2084 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1870.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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