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Chinese men winnowing rice with sieves, Qing DynastyChinese men sifting and winnowing rice with sieves, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese lady with her children in her house, Qing Dynasty. She sits embroidering in an alcove next to a window on the garden
Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land, Qing DynastyChinese mountebank riding a boat on land accompanied by a musician playing a recorder, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
A Mandarin (magistrate) of the Fifth Class going to court in full dress, Qing Dynasty China. Robe with an embroidered square indicating his rank
Chinese puppet show, Qing Dynasty. The puppeteer is completely hidden inside a curtained theatre and works the puppets in a window above his head
Chinese wrestler and automaton and a tom-tom player, Qing Dynasty. Street performer wrestling with a human-size pasteboard puppet
Chinese juggler keeping a 100-foot long ribbon floating in the air, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese seller of paper kites, Qing Dynasty. Kites in the shape of winged men, birds, snakes and a great bell. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Milton after Antoine Cardon
Itinerant Chinese barber ringing finger bells to find customers, QIng Dynasty. He carries a stool and bucket on a bamboo yoke, along with razor, scissors, strop, etc
Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father s, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Carriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperor sCarriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperors eldest daughter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese tinker with portable forge, bellows and tools, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons, purses, etc. The tobacconist has set up a street stall selling tobacco and snuff
Chinese pork butcher selling hams, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy in a vat on a furnace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese florist selling miniature trees and bushes, Penjing or Penzai, from a bamboo yoke, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum, wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish 4, and Bong-gui 5
Female musician playing chimes and gongs, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Tartar lady walking on a terrace, Qing DynastyTartar lady with tobacco pipe walking on a terrace, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese man bowing cotton, Qing DynastyChinese man bowing cotton to remove husks, Qing Dynasty. He uses a bamboo frame to bow the cotton to remove dirt from the cotton down
Sedan chair of the Prime Minister, Qing Dynasty ChinaSedan chair of the Prime Minister, Grand Colao, Qing Dynasty China, late 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Chinese stage cart, Qing Dynasty. Common horse-drawn carriage or wagon used by all classes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
Chinese money changer cutting silver ingots into different sizes for payment, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
Cotton spinner and mantua maker, Qing Dynasty China. Woman spinning thread on a spinning wheel, and itinerant clothes maker with her tools in a basket
Viper seller and stocking maker, Qing DynastyViper seller and stocking maker sewing cloth stockings, Qing Dynasty. The viper seller carries a bucket of live vipers and a basket with a jar of medicinal snake broth
Chinese silk-cord or silk-twist makers, Qing Dynasty. Women twisting silk thread on an uprtight cone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer treeChinese men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, using bamboo pipes. One man stirs collected varnish in a pan while another eats from a bowl with chopsticks
Chinese printing, Qing Dynasty. Printers workshop with engraved boards, paper sheets, printing ink, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Indian ink manufacture, Qing Dynasty China. Ink is made of lamp-black (burnt pine-wood, hogs-fat and oil) mixed with musk and glue, then shaped in wooden moulds
Chinese pottery firing, Qing DynastyChinese pottery making: potter firing a porcelain plate in a furnace to fix the glaze on it, and a potter firing porcelain plates over an open oven
Chinese potter throwing a porcelain cup on a potters wheel, powered by an assistant. Another worker arranges cups on a board for the oven
Chinese paper making, QIng DynastyChinese paper making: young bamboo shoots are stripped of their bark, beaten and soaked in river water for a fortnight. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk, Qing DynastyChinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
An itinerant bookseller selling tales and song-books for the lower orders from a stall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
The emperors eldest son with his wifeThe emperors eldest son smoking a tobacco pipe with his wife playing the pipa and her attendant in the gardens of the Old Summer Palace, Yuanming Yuan
MIrror seller, Qing Dynasty. The mirrors are made of highly polished copper. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Kien Long (Qianlong) Emperor of China, sixth emperor in the Qing Dynasty (1711-1799). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese Mahometan woman showing a toy to her son. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Young Licentiate or doctor riding a horse celebrating his graduation and proceeded by youths with banners showing his new rank
Old Summer Palace of Yuen Ming Yuen (Yuanming Yuan), Haidian, Peking, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering. Buddhist or Fo sect, Lao-Kiun
Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Grand Lama and Lama of the eight Tartar Banners. Tartar Buddhist monks in yellow satin robes and hats. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Tartar woman and child, Qing Dynasty China. She wears an embroidered silk robe and smokes a tobacco pipe, while the child pulls a toy cart