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Auction: 20058 - Fu Xin Tang Collection - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 2098

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1857 the original albumen print stereo photo of Canton General Mukedene, photographed by Swiss photographer Pierre Joseph Rossie. Very good quality and very rare. Note: Pierre Joseph Rossier (1829-1897), Swiss, is the earliest known photographer to take pictures of Chinese landscapes and publish commercial photographs; he came to Hong Kong in July 1858, followed to Canton, and returned to United Kingdom in April 1859 , we believe this photo was taken during his stay in Canton; Mukhdene, a soldier in the first year of Daoguang. In the 6th year of Xianfeng (1856), he served as a general in Canton. Photo size: 15 x7.5cm

Estimate
HK$6,000 to HK$7,200