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Chinese Collection (page 20)

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese percussion and wind instruments

Chinese percussion and wind instruments
Chinese musical instruments: zhu 1, yu in the shape of a tiger 2, paiban 3, free-reed bamboo sheng 5, 6, bamboo pipes 7, flutes or dizi 8, 9, 10

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese musical instruments

Chinese musical instruments: dagu drums 1, 2, 3, bianzhong 4, 7, bells 5, 6, and guzheng zither 9, 10. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese hydraulic machines

Chinese hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageChinese Collection: Vessels and warships of the Chinese navy

Vessels and warships of the Chinese navy. Mail ship or news frigate 1, junk with defensive boards 2, covered waterwheel riverboat 3, junk 4, and hawks beak boat with two prows 5

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners

Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: Wall, fortress and bridge at Peking (Beijing), China

Wall, fortress and bridge at Peking (Beijing), China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese bridges, stone arch bridges and rope bridge

Chinese bridges, stone arch bridges and rope bridge
Chinese bridges, stone arch bridges over a river and rope bridge over a gorge. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: House of a Chinese Mandarin

House of a Chinese Mandarin (bureaucrat), distinguished by two large flag poles with banners at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageChinese Collection: Front elevation of Chinese temples

Front elevation of Chinese temples. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: Plans and elevations of an ancient Chinese temple

Plans and elevations of an ancient Chinese temple. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: Plinths and columns from Chinese architecture

Plinths and columns from Chinese architecture. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese porcelain vases and teapots

Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese agriculture

Chinese agriculture. Peasants planting a field with a seeding machine (a hopper with two pipes leading to pronged feet), man irrigating a field on a water pump

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese peasants planting rice

Chinese peasants planting rice in a paddy field. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageChinese Collection: A water buffalo dragging a harrow

A water buffalo dragging a harrow
Chinese agriculture. A water buffalo dragging a harrow followed by a barefoot peasant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Tomb of a Chinese noble

Tomb of a Chinese noble with statues in a large courtyard. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese tombs in a cemetery

Chinese tombs in a cemetery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese funeral ceremony

Chinese funeral ceremony with mourners in a procession to a tomb in a cemetery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese wedding ceremony

Chinese wedding ceremony
Chinese wedding procession and ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country

Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese monk in ceremonial robes

Chinese monk in ceremonial robes making offerings at an altar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese monks in front of a pagoda

Chinese monks in front of a pagoda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: Quante-Cong (Shangdi), first ruler and god of the Chinese

Quante-Cong (Shangdi), first ruler and god of the Chinese
The god Quante-Cong or Shangdi, first ruler of the Chinese. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese gods of desire, immortality, etc

Chinese gods of desire, immortality, etc
Statues of Chinese gods: Kin-gan or Chin-hoan, god of tutelage, Ni-ni-fo or Fo-tek god of voluptuousness, and god of immortality with deer and crane

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese deities including Lauzi, Fo and Confucius

Chinese deities including Lauzi, Fo and Confucius
Chinese deities in three classes, with portraits of Lauzi, Amitabha Buddha (Fo) and Confucius, and gods of war, earth, water, stone, and philosophers

Background imageChinese Collection: Ancient Chinese vases

Ancient Chinese vases
Ancient Chinese copper and bronze vases and bells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: The Great Wall of China, 1820s

The Great Wall of China, 1820s.Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: Ancient Chinese weapons and standards

Ancient Chinese weapons and standards, including banner 3, 7, flag 33, pennant 9, musket 3, cannon 2, tent 36, drum 33 and gong 5

Background imageChinese Collection: Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons

Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons including suits 5, 9, armour 6, 7, 8, tiger guard shield 37, 38, scimitar 33, scabbard 34, quiver 39, axe 36, helmet 3, 4, 6, and horn 32

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese cavalry

Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese soldier in complete uniform

Chinese soldier in complete uniform with scimitar, bow, quiver with arrows, helmet, robes, armour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese and Tartar infantry

Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar, with archers and other troops. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese mandarins in military uniform

Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese wooden war chariot pulled by four horses

Chinese wooden war chariot pulled by four horses
Chinese wooden war chariot pulled by four caparisoned horses. Driver with quiver of arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Ancient Chinese weapons and war engines

Ancient Chinese weapons and war engines
Ancient Chinese weapons including shield 1, bow and arrow 2, axe 10, helmet 12, lance 8, 9, quiver 4, and war engines, including mobile siege ladder 13, mobile moat bridge 15, fire starter engine 14

Background imageChinese Collection: Principle members of a Chinese imperial procession

Principle members of a Chinese imperial procession including flag bearers, porters of carved wooden insignia, cavalry, musicians, and parasol bearers

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese Emperor Qianlong carried in triumph

Chinese Emperor Qianlong carried in triumph by servants and mandarins on a sedan chair with parasol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese imperial throne and sceptre, Qing dynasty

Chinese imperial throne and sceptre, Qing dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageChinese Collection: Elevation and plan of the exterior of

Elevation and plan of the exterior of the Chinese Imperial throne room. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong

Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong, and a literary mandarin of his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese emperor and mandarins in ancient dress

Chinese emperor and mandarins in ancient dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageChinese Collection: Ancient Chinese emperor in a four-horse chariot

Ancient Chinese emperor in a four-horse chariot accompanied by mandarins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese hats, sceptres and flags

Chinese hats, sceptres and flags. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese clothes and designs

Chinese clothes and designs
Chinese clothes 1, 2, belt ornament 3, and designs depicting the sun 5, moon 6, stars, dragon 8, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageChinese Collection: Chinese lantern, Nymania capensis

Chinese lantern, Nymania capensis (Cape aitonia, Aitonia capensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

Background imageChinese Collection: Tree of heaven, ailanthus or chouchun, Ailanthus altissima

Tree of heaven, ailanthus or chouchun, Ailanthus altissima (Aylanthus glandulosa). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du

Background imageChinese Collection: Goji berry or Chinese wolfberry, Lycium barbarum

Goji berry or Chinese wolfberry, Lycium barbarum (Lycium turbinatum). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Background imageChinese Collection: Goji berry or Chinese boxthorn, Lycium chinense

Goji berry or Chinese boxthorn, Lycium chinense. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et



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