Unknown Chinese Couple
PhotographerPhotographed by
Lai Yung
Chinese, born 1910
Date1910?
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print and watercolor on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/8 x 4in. (13.7 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 4in. (13.7 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 7in. (22.2 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 4in. (13.7 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 7in. (22.2 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Jane Converse
DescriptionA man and a woman in Chinese dress are seated in chairs in a studio interior. The man has a mustache and holds a fan. A vase of flowers, a clock, and other items are on a table. A patterned carpet is on the floor.
Object number2011.447.21
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, inscription in Chinese characters; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The man in the portrait may be Caucasian. The couple are probably acquaintances of Arthur G. Bowman. (Finlay 11/25/2011)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
