The Riverboat Captain Getting a Haircut

Title: The Riverboat Captain Getting a Haircut
Identifier: AEJ_09
Description: A Chinese riverboat captain is seated and posing in the formal posture of the upper classes, while a man at his side prepares to cut his cue. Following the 1911 declaration of liberation, men stuggled in the decision to cut their cues, a symbol of imperial domination. If the revolutionaries were not successful, having no cue would be a visible sign of siding with the rebels. Both men wear padded cotton gowns. A man in the background appears to be carrying some food on a tray. The scene takes place on the riverbank.
Date Created: 1912
Location: Yangtze River (31.76986, 121.04664)
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1815696/yangtze-river.html
Event: 1911-1912 Nationalist Revolution Evacuation
Source: Ken Johns
Provenance: Johns Family Archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2022-10-01
Contributor: Nicholas Fowler; Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image
Subject: Chinese customs; Chinese occupations