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 75
wing and steering. Their dress differs very littlefrom that of the men, except about the head, on which thehair is suffered to grow freely, and is sometimes plaitedbehind like that of the men, as in this figure, but morefrequently tied up in a knot upon the crown of thehead. Among persons of this… … ftI PLATE XVII. A COMMON SEDAN CHAIR. This is one of the most common of sedan chairs, used bythe peasantry; though there are others still meaner, andwithout any covering over head. The wages of labourare so low, and the price of provisions so cheap, that anyman above a common labourer can afford to…
Clothing and dress
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