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China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c. : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin, with observations explanatory, historical, and literary (1812)

Breton, M. (Jean Baptiste Joseph), Bertin, Henri-Léonard-Jean-Baptiste, 1719-1792, Freschi, Andrea, b. 1774 · London : Printed for J.J. Stockdale ... · leaf 120

An illustration from China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c. : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin, with observations explanatory, historical, and literary, 1812, leaf 120
nce, the priests who attendupon it are the most favoured, and pos-sess the richest and most magnificenttemples. Some of these edifices containfive hundred gilt statues, larger thanlife, representing either idols or deceasedLamas. The Grand Lama wears a gown of yel-low satin, with an edging of fur.… … A. Fnssc/ti sculp. &!U±m3 L&S£A. T4©=f S £ • rttpi.Mit u9is byLrStDdcdaIe.4iPaMAtall ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES. 87 is terminated by a narrow yellow lace onthe seams. The other figure represents a simpleLama of one of the eight Tartar banners.A plain yellow robe, red girdle, and boots,and a…

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