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 71
e gown, tied with a belt round thewaist. Their summer-hat is also made of light rice straw.The head is not encumbered with hair, which all ranksand ages shave close off, leaving only a small lockhanging down behind. The use of fans is universal.Even the military, when drawn out on parade-duty,… … PIRATE 1&. htiUflul .rtiriSii.faiJ Sfiimm lilfamiL .iom-c PLATE XVI. A BOAT GIRL. On all the rivers and canals of China a vast number offamilies live entirely in their boats, and the women aregenerally quite as efficient navigators as the men, particu-larly in rowing and steering. Their dress…
Clothing and dress
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