Faded sepia photograph of a carved stone guardian lion and dragon-wrapped columns before a tiered building, Amoy, China.

Carved stone lion and columns, Amoy, Fukien province, China

A faded glass plate shows a carved stone guardian lion at right beside a tall column wrapped in a sculpted dragon, with a tiered building and balustrade behind. Ornate column bases and a stone terrace fill the left side, rendered in sepia tones typical of a wet collodion negative.

Artist: John Thomson
Date: 1870
Medium: Wet collodion negatives Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3258 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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