Hand-coloured studio portrait of a Chinese man

Title
Hand-coloured studio portrait of a Chinese man
Year/Period
Mid-20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
gelatin silver prints, handcoloured photographs
Material
silver gelatin paper, paper (fiber product), silver gelatin paper
Technique
gelatin silver process, hand-colouring
Dimension
Image size: 19.2 x 14.0 cm,
Frame size: 31.9 x 22.7 cm
Accession No.
2020-00631
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This hand-coloured studio portrait of a Chinese man wearing a tie was taken at Nantao Studio. The photography studio was active in Singapore between the 1930s and 1980s, and was located at New Bridge Road.

 

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