Lot Essay
An album devoted to Canton comprising views, architectural studies and portraits including a three-part panoramic view of Wu-chou, the gateway to Kwangsi Province, possibly by Emil Rusfeldt, of the Hong Kong Photographic Rooms; a two-part panorama of Shameen; river scenes including one of the Dragon boats festival, damage in a western suburb; the Temple of Heaven, Pachoao Pagoda, the Flower Pagoda, Ting-Wong, Wa Jum Temple, a Chinese grave described as one of the largest on the White Cloud Mountains; 'Execution Grounds' being used as a factory for pottery; an image of a flower-boat, often used by prostitutes; two street scenes; a copy print of an execution scene, attributed to W. Saunders; the Examination Hall; views of the summer residence of the Tartar General and a group portrait of him with his attendants; interior views; a bamboo pavilion; and portraits of Chinese priests praying, the abbot of Wa Lum Temple, 'Three old wiseacres of Kwang-Tung', Cantonese musicians, Chinese actors and a copy of a painting showing one of the Chinese aristocracy of Canton.