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 31
, and brass the lowest rank: the interme-diate colours are transparent red, opake and transparent blue,opake and transparent white. As a mark of imperial favour,one, two, or three feathers from the tail of the peacock areappended to the back part of the bonnet. All officers,whether civil or… … < PLATE VI. AN OFFERING IN THE TEMPLE. The figure kneeling before the deities mounted on pedes-tals is a priest of the sect of Fo. He is burning incense, orrather paper that is covered over with some liquid that re-sembles gold. Sometimes, in lieu of this, tin foil is burntbefore the altars of…
Clothing and dress
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