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The costume of China : illustrated by sixty engravings : with explanations in English and French (1800)

Mason, George Henry, author, Miller, William, 1769-1844, bookseller, Gosnell, Samuel, printer, Mason, George Henry. Costume of China, Mason, George Henry. Costume of China. French, Dadley, J., engraver, Pu-Qúa, illustrator · leaf 219

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PLATE LI. A CAP-MAKER. This picture represents the mode of making up that kind of covering whichthe superior orders of the Chinese wear on their heads in summer. Thecap is made of the thinnest rattan slightly woven. The hair which is placedon it for ornament is very fine and light ; it grows on the…

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