display and education were conceived at the time

Craig Kauffman

An accessible and handy guide

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Introduction by Dawn Ades

Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China Valentine 2025 display and education were conceivedEdited by Jeffrey W. Cody and Frances Terpak Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result, traditional modes of expression were dramatically transformed. Uncovered here is a captivating visual history of China during photography's first century, from the late Qing period to Republican Shanghai and wartime Chongqing. Chinese export painters