Apartment in a Mandarin’s House

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A Chinese lady sitting in an armchair is shown a sample of cloth by a seller

Apartment in a mandarin’s house, near Nanking.

Artist

Name:: Allom, Thomas
Dates:: 1804-1872
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Wetherhead, William
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: China: in a series of views, displaying the scenery..., vol. 1
Author:: Wright, George Newenham
Publisher:: London, Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co., n.d. [1843?]
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A Chinese lady sitting in an armchair is shown a sample of cloth by a fabric seller while her husband stands behind her smoking a pipe, a servant brings in some tea, and the nursemaid takes care of her child.

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