Lorenzo Suscipj c.1905

Lorenzo Suscipj c.1905

PORTRAIT OF THE DEPUTY OF THE TAXATION DEPARTMENT OF THE GREAT QING DYNASTY, c.1905, Guangxu 's reign (Guangxu Emperor 1872-1908) and gifted by the minister of Justice in Rome. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 192 x 134mm, pasted down onto photographer's contemporary thick card support (297 x 222mm), with inscriptions in Mandarin dating and titling the photograph in ink, and with the photographer's stamp lower margin,