Caption

View of a city wall and residences in Shanghai, photograph, annotation: 'Shanghai-Chinese residences', Shanghai, 1850 - 1900, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 235 mm x width 310 mm, city-walls (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), A wide sepia photograph shows a long traditional building with sweeping tiled roofs and ornate upturned eaves, decorative ridge ornaments, and circular reliefs on the upper wall; a low wall runs along the front with a small doorway where a person stands partially sheltered by an umbrella, and a group of people gathered near the left side include figures standing, sitting, and carrying baskets and umbrellas; in front of the building a grassy open area stretches across the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_176

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.8Mb (7.6Mb) / 16.0in x 12.3in / 4802 x 3694 (300dpi)

Keywords

View city wall residences Shanghai photograph annotation Shanghai-Chinese residences 1850 - 1900 photographer paper pasteboard albumen print height 235 mm x width 310 mm city-walls city -scape figures staffage wide sepia photograph long traditional building sweeping tiled roofs ornate upturned eaves decorative ridge ornaments circular reliefs upper wall low wall runs front small doorway person stands partially sheltered umbrella group people gathered near left side include figures standing sitting carrying baskets umbrellas building grassy open area stretches across foreground