Lai Afong or Lai Fong was a Chinese photographer who established Afong Studio, considered to be the most successful photographic studio in the late Qing dynasty. He is widely acknowledged as the most significant Chinese photographer of the nineteenth century.
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Lai Fong. "Chinese Performers." 1870s. Albumen silver print. Source: Stephan Loewentheil Photography of China Collection.
Picture wall in Afong Studio
Lai Fong. "A Mandarin’s Wife." 1870s. Albumen silver print. Source: Stephan Loewentheil Photography of China Collection.
Lai Fong. "Portrait of an Official." 1870s. Albumen silver print. Source: Stephan Loewentheil Photography of China Collection.
Artists born in the 1830s 6
About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1839 to 1890 · aged 51
Written about in
4 languages
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