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John Thomson

Actors, Ancient Marriage Costume; Actors, Ancient Marriage Costume; Ancient Costumes

c. 1868
Collotype, pl. XI from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)
12 × 9.1 cm (4.7 × 3.6 in)

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