Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Kong Meng's doorway

Date made

1921 (dated)

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and foul biting, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed text lower left corner, 'SHIRLOW 1921'.

Matrix size

23.8 x 10.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Kong Meng , was a wealthy Chinese Australian who lived in Melbourne. The view is of the doorway to his premises, 'Kong Meng Building' in Little Bourke Street in Melbourne's Chinatown.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

59714

Creators

Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

02 Sep 2026