Fine Arts · Lotto 4920
[China]. Lot
of ±130 photographs, late 19th cent., incl. albumen prints, between ±8,5x8,5 cm. and ±20x27 cm., partly laid down on mounts w. manuscript captions (in Dutch and English in the same hand), most smaller sizes loose but lvs. w. manuscript captions partly pres.
ADDED: 5 press photographs, 1960s, i.a. concerning South Korea.
- Lotto
- 4920
- Sezione
- FINE ARTS - PHOTOGRAPHS
- Stima
- 400 € – 600 €
- Aggiudicato
- 2.200 €
- Foto
- 3 foto
Note
Interesting collection incl. images from i.a. Beijing, Hong Kong, Port Arthur and Manchuria, the larger part ostensibly from one and the same source. Also incl. a few scenes with criminals being punished (shortly before and after decapitation) and several scenes (small sizes) from Siberia: Irkutsk, Zima, Lake Baikal (aboard the steam liner) and the Siberian-Chinese railway. One photograph showing "Criminals exiled to Siberia". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.