A man posing with what is said to be a bronze dome from the Porcelain Pagoda tower in Nanjing, China, in 1871. The tower was built during the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century and was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in 1856. [2661×2132]
by chubachus
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The photo was taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.
[My animation of the stereoscopic version of the photo.](https://www.instagram.com/p/DRS6IbBEYAg/)
[Source: Wellcome Collection.](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/hzemwgcq)
[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing Wikipedia entry.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelain_Tower_of_Nanjing)
Anyone know what the writing on it says?
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