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Sepia wet collodion negative of robed Buddhist priests standing under a tiled roof and wooden pillars in a monastery hall.

Yongquan monastery, Drum Mountain, near Fuzhou, China: Buddhist priests. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

A sepia glass negative shows several robed figures standing in the shadowed interior of a pavilion with a tiled roof and wooden pillars. Bright light falls through an open side, while two figures at the right wear tall hats and long gowns, and others stand in a row at the center.

Artist
John Thomson
Date
1870-1871
Medium
Wet collodion negatives Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3339 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1871.
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

Español: Monjes budistas en el monasterio Yongquan, Monte del Tambor, cerca de Fuzhou, China

Un negativo de vidrio en tonos sepia muestra varias figuras con túnica de pie en el interior sombreado de un pabellón con techo de tejas y columnas de madera. La luz intensa entra por un costado abierto, y dos figuras a la derecha llevan sombreros altos y largas vestiduras.

Português: Monges budistas no mosteiro Yongquan, Monte do Tambor, perto de Fuzhou, China

Um negativo de vidro em tons sépia mostra várias figuras vestidas com túnicas, de pé no interior sombreado de um pavilhão com telhado de telhas e colunas de madeira. A luz forte entra por um lado aberto, e duas figuras à direita usam chapéus altos e vestes longas.