Noble woman of China, 16th century. Her black hair is decorated with pearls and gems. She wears an embroidered velvet coat over a brocade tunic and silk skirts. Noble matrone de la Chine. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.
Noble woman of China, 16th century. Her black hair is decorated with pearls and gems. She wears an embroidered velvet coat over a brocade tunic and silk skirts. Noble matrone de la Chine. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.