Lion (tongshi 銅獅) in the Forbidden City, Beijing

Lion (tongshi 銅獅) in the Forbidden City, Beijing

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw20-107

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw20-107. Khaki cloth Eastman Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 143 negatives (sized 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches, 92mm x 147mm). The album was later labelled P1/VII on the back cover. The bronze lion in the square in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Peking (Beijing).

Caption in album or on mount

Album cover: ‘I June 1922 to May 1924 Home 1-58 China 59- end’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 70, two negatives: Peking Dec

Location

Beijing

Date

December 1923

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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