Portrait of Two Buddhist Monks in Guangzhou, China (1869)

Portrait of two Buddhist monks in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Nightwatchman Posing at an Entrance of a Building in Beijing, China (1869)

Portrait of a nightwatchman posing at an entrance of a building in Peking (Beijing), China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Mongolian Woman Somewhere in China (1871)

Portrait of a Mongolian woman somewhere in China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Boat Girl in Canton (Guangzhou), China, by Scottish Photographer John Thomson (1869)

Portrait of a boat girl in Canton (Guangzhou), China, by Scottish photographer John Thomson, 1869.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Man Named Tsow Chaoong Posing with a Daguerreotype and Fan (1847)

Daguerreotype portrait of a man named Tsow Chaoong posing with a daguerreotype and fan, 1847.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.