Antique C. Kleingrothe Photograph Chinese Official Stafhell Medan Deli Sumatra

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This original antique framed photograph by studio Stafhell & Kleingrothe captures a seated Chinese official in traditional ceremonial robe and … Read more This original antique framed photograph by studio Stafhell & Kleingrothe captures a seated Chinese official in traditional ceremonial robe and mandarin hat, complete with rank badges and court beads. The photo features studio embossments reading "Stafhell & Kleingrothe" on one lower corner and "Medan-Deli. Sumatra" on the opposite lower corner, highlighting its rare 19th-century Southeast Asian origin. Presented framed as pictured, this rare piece offers a captivating historical snapshot for collectors of Asian photography, Qing dynasty attire, and early ethnographic portraiture. The pictures are part of the description, so what you see is what you get.

This listing is for an Antique C. Kleingrothe Photograph Chinese Official Stafhell Medan Deli Sumatra as pictured. The pictures are part of the description, what you see is what you get. It is marked “Stafhell & Kleingrothe” on one side (there is another name before this that we can’t read) and “Medan-Dell Sumatra.” Since we are not experts in authenticating this listing by any means, please inspect the pictures and be the judge.
Stafhell & Kleingrothe was a prominent 19th-century photographic studio based in Medan, Sumatra (Dutch East Indies), founded in 1889 by Swedish photographer Herman Stafhell and German photographer Carl Josef (Charles J.) Kleingrothe.

Size approximations: the actual photograph is 11 x 15 inches. The vintage frame is 16 x 20 1/4 inches (it appears to have been framed much later). See less