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Chow-ta-zhin. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. A Quan, or Mandarin, was entrusted with the care of the British Embassy. The blue ball on his cap, from which hangs a peacock feather, is indicative of this rank. He wears full court dress, being a gown of silk or satin, covering a undervest embroidered in silk; the square badge on his breast, which contains the figure of an imaginary bird, denotes the wearer to be a Mandarin of letters. He wears a string of beads. Image taken from The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Originally published/produced in William Miller: London, 1805. . Source: 455.e.9, plate 21. Language: English.
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Chow-ta-zhin. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. A Quan, or Mandarin, was entrusted with the care of the British Embassy. The blue ball on his cap, from which hangs a peacock feather, is indicative of this rank. He wears full court dress, being a gown of silk or satin, covering a undervest embroidered in silk; the square badge on his breast, which contains the figure of an imaginary bird, denotes the wearer to be a Mandarin of letters. He wears a string of beads. Image taken from The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Originally published/produced in William Miller: London, 1805. . Source: 455.e.9, plate 21. Language: English.
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3820 x 5340 px | 58.4 MB
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32.3 x 45.2 cm | 12.7 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)
