Portrait of Van-Ta-Zhin,a military Mandarin. An officer appointed to attend the British Embassy. He wears a cap with a peacock feather. He wears a blue cotton jacket and a silk veSt From his girdle hangs his handkerchief,knife,chopsticks and purses for tobacco. He has a bow and quiver of arrows. His boots are of satin,with thick soles of paper: 'these are always worn by the mandarins and superior Chinese'. Image taken from The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Originally published in William Miller: London,1805 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 4042 px × 5562 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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