名称: Woman/妇人
类别: Albumen photo/蛋白照片
日期: 1870
尺寸: 18x222cm 


名称: Woman/妇人
类别: CDV Photo/CDV照片
日期: 1870
尺寸: 6.5x9.5cm 


Pun Lun Studio was founded by brothers Wan Chik-hing and Wan Leong-hoi in 1864 and became the most professional photographic studio in Hong Kong, operating until the early 1900s. Their father, Wan Di-nam, ran a fabric shop in Guangzhou, learned photography from visiting Americans, and taught it to his sons. The studio initially started in Hong Kong and later expanded to Fuzhou, Saigon, and Singapore.

缤纶摄影工作室由兄弟温志兴和温良海于1864年创办，是当时香港最专业的摄影机构，营业至1900年代。兄弟二人的父亲温棣南在广州经营布店，向来华的美国人学习摄影，并将技艺传授给儿子。工作室最初设于香港，随后在福州、西贡和新加坡设有分支。

Early works are extremely rare, as most photographs and negatives were destroyed in a 1876 fire. Pun Lun produced portraits, landscapes, and experimented with integrating traditional Chinese painting techniques into photography. The studio was especially renowned for CDV (carte de visite) photographs, small photographic cards widely used for sending portraits to friends and family, serving identification, business, and personal keepsake purposes. Despite their small size, CDVs commanded high prices, averaging around five dollars per card.

Leveraging Hong Kong’s strategic location, Pun Lun photographed Chinese officials, merchants, elite women, and visiting foreign sailors. Surviving works are highly valued and held in major collections, including the Hong Kong Museum of History, the Shanghai History Museum, and international institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). These works are key resources for studying early photography in Hong Kong and East Asia.

早期作品极为罕见，多数在1876年的摄影棚火灾中被烧毁。缤纶拍摄肖像、风光，并尝试将中国传统绘画技法融入摄影创作。工作室尤其以CDV（名片照片）闻名，这种小型照片广泛用于寄送给亲友，兼具识别、商业名片及家庭留念功能。尽管尺寸不大，CDV价格不菲，平均约五美元一张。

缤纶摄影工作室充分利用香港地理优势，拍摄对象包括中国官员、商人、贵妇及来港外国水手。现存作品价值极高，被收藏于香港历史博物馆、上海历史博物馆，以及国际机构如伦敦维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆和纽约大都会艺术博物馆。这些作品是研究香港及东亚早期摄影史的重要实物资料。 >>返回>>