A series of early hand coloured stipple engravings from

The Costume of China
by George Henry Mason published by W. Miller, Old Bond Street, London circa 1836

The sizes of the images vary but the page size in each print is 9 1/2 x 14 inches. The name of the artist Pu - Qua and the name of the engraver Dudley appears on each plate with the publisher's imprint dated 1799. Some of the prints have a watermakr J Whateman 1836

With each print is the original page of descriptive text in English and French
Part of the preface to the work reads

For the better information of his friends in Europe, the Editor obtained correct drawings of the Chinese in their respective habits and occupations; the itinerant mechanics and handicraftsmen, in particular; fac-similes of which are exhibited on the subsequen pages. Not intended, originally, for public inspection, they are thus, at the instance of some learned and ingenious griends, issued from his portfolio after ten years' privacy; and is it presumed, that partial instruction and general amusement must result from such accurate representations of the domestic and mechanical habits of an original and remote nation, which, though discovered upwards of five hundred years is still but little known by Europeans.

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65386 Rice Paper Painting - Two Figures, 19th century. Price: 52.00
An original Chinese School Rice Paper Painting showing two figures. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. Good clean condition. Attached to an album page which is titled "Firing" in pencil. In a sunk mount.
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Views of China by Thomas Allom