Historical Photographs of China

Lily and Cecil Crellin, with Chinese women, on Nine-turn Bridge, Triple Reflection of the Moon, West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Lily and Cecil Crellin, with Chinese women, on Nine-turn Bridge, Triple Reflection of the Moon, West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Collection

Crellin, Thomas

Identifier

DC-s07

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: DC-s07. Lily Crellin was the wife of Thomas Frank Crellin (1883-1949), a photographer and cinematographer based in Shanghai from c.1923 to 1927. On the left of this photograph is an ornamental rock – taihu stone (太湖石). The exquisite Jade Rock (Nine-lion Rockery) in the lake on Lesser Yingzhou Island, West Lake, Hangzhou (‘Three Pools Mirroring the Moon’). See GJ01-058.

Location

Hangzhou

Estimated Date

1923-1927

Photographer

Crellin, Thomas Frank

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph