John Thomson, [Cemetery, Japan]
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John Thomson

[Cemetery, Japan]

1862–1872

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
15.6 × 21 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-881762

A young man dressed in Japanese traditional garments kneels beside a row of graves in a cemetery. The graves are short white pillars, inscribed in Chinese or kanji characters. The cemetery has a few covered areas and is full of trees.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1862–1872 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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