Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions (1814)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London, Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer · leaf 111
by means of springs attachedto particular parts of the figures. These little dancingpuppets are not merely exhibited for the amusement ofchildren; they furnish entertainment for the Emperor andhis court, and more especially for the ladies who, fromtheir recluse mode of life, are easily diverted… … CHIIIYA — iPJLATE 26. ftihltfhd .hnuitj At X Miami/, .tlbem.iri Street PLATE XXVI. A MANDARINS PAGE. We have not much to observe with respect to the annexedfigure. He is the page or body servant of a mandarin, tocarry his papers, his writing apparatus, the cushion onwhich he sits, or lays his head…
Clothing and dress
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