Lot 513
Photographs - Beijing, Shanghai, Chongquing & Hangzhou
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
Photograph album, comprising 119 photographs, late 19th or early 20th century, some of personal nature and showing the life of the Schröder family and friends in China, for example in their Shanghai residence at Bubbling Well Road (Now Nanjingxi Road) and during their travels in Hangzhou and through the Three Gorges to Chongqing, including, for example an image of the Confucius Temple in Chongqing and several images of the cliff dwellings in the Gorges, largest photograph 27.8cm x 21.6cm
Dimensions
largest 27.8 x 21.6cm
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of the Merchant and Anthroposophist Johannes Gottfried William Schröder (1870-1942).
Note: These photographs are of a particularly poignant nature as many of the landmarks and sceneries are now submerged under water due to the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. There are also professional photographs taken by Thomas Child (1841-1898), including several shots of the Peking Observatory.