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The Costume of China: Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the ChineseAlexander, William

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The Costume of China: Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese

Name: The Costume of China: Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese
Author: Alexander, William

Alexander, William

China -- Social life and customs; Costume -- China

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[Illustration:

  THE

  COSTUME
  of
  CHINA

  by
  W. Alexander
  F.S.A. &c.

  CHINA—PLATE 1
]




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                              PICTURESQUE
                            REPRESENTATIONS

                                   OF
                         THE DRESS AND MANNERS

                                 OF THE
                                CHINESE.


                             ILLUSTRATED IN
                       FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS,

                           WITH DESCRIPTIONS.



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                         BY WILLIAM ALEXANDER.

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                                LONDON:

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               PRINTED FOR JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET
                  BY W. BULMER AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW.
                                 1814.


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                          LIST OF THE PLATES.

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             Plate
                 1 The Title. A Stand of Arms.
                 2 Kien Lung, the Emperor.
                 3 Fishermen.
                 4 Man Servant.
                 5 Mandarin in his Court Dress.
                 6 Young Bonze sacrificing.
                 7 Juggler.
                 8 Children collecting Manure.
                 9 Watchman.
                10 Lady and her Son.
                11 Bonze.
                12 Lantern Seller.
                13 Soldier with his Matchlock.
                14 Porter carrying Goods.
                15 Mandarin in his Common Dress.
                16 Boat Girl.
                17 A common Sedan, or Chair.
                18 Mandarin’s Servant on Horse-back.
                19 An itinerant Musician.
                20 Ensign of the Bowmen.
                21 Mendicant.
                22 Barbers champooing, &c.
                23 Bookseller.
                24 Soldier of Infantry.
                25 A Raree Show.
                26 Mandarin’s Page.
                27 A travelling Smith.
                28 Mourners at a Tomb.
                29 Vender of Rice.
                30 Female Comedian.
                31 Sedan Bearer.
                32 A man selling Betel, &c.
                33 A Horse and Cart with the Driver.
                34 Seller of Pipes.
                35 Waterman.
                36 Tradesman reckoning on his Swanpan.
                37 Women winding Cotton.
                38 Soldier of the Cavalry mounted.
                39 Punishment of the Cangue.
                40 Groupe of Children.
                41 Chairman with a Sedan.

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The Costume of China: Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese

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