Caption:
A fisherman and his family. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. A fisherman and his family, regaling in their boat. The mother is smoking a pipe. One of the children has a gourd fastened to its shoulders to act as a life presever in the event of falling overboard. On the gunwhale are three birds, fishing corvorants. In the background is a sluice. Image taken from The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. . Source: 455.e.9, plate 430. Language: English.