Chinese opera actors on stage

Title
Chinese opera actors on stage
Creator
Year/Period
1860s
Region
Singapore
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 6.2 x 10.2 cm
Accession No.
2017-01036

This carte-de-visite format photograph of two Chinese opera actors was taken by John Thomson, who arrived in Singapore in 1862 and established a studio at Beach Road on 16 June that year. Thomson would later travel to photograph in Siam and China before embarking on a series on street life in London.