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 191
tended to represent agreat general or some military hero famous in the annalsof China. Noisy music and extravagant gestures are thecharacteristic features of the Chinese stage, of which itwould lead us into too long a detail to convey any intelli-gible account; and we prefer, therefore, to refer to… … ^ tj PLATE XLVI. TRACKERS REGALING. There is little to observe on the annexed engraving. Itrepresents a groupe of the common peasantry of the countryeating their rice. The particular employment of these,here designated., is that of tracking barges on the canals;the pieces of wood lying by them…
Clothing and dress
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