China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers: the Evils Arising from the Opium Trade : with a Glance at Our Religious, Moral, Political and Commercial Intercourse with the CountryWm. S. Orr & Company, 1849 |
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Pàgina xv
... colours - Moulds - Method of painting porcelain - Rose porcelain invisibly painted - Art now lost - Incombustible earth found near the Yang - tsze - Kang , or Yellow River 395 CHAPTER XXIV . Names of the Empire - Geographical position.
... colours - Moulds - Method of painting porcelain - Rose porcelain invisibly painted - Art now lost - Incombustible earth found near the Yang - tsze - Kang , or Yellow River 395 CHAPTER XXIV . Names of the Empire - Geographical position.
Pàgina 63
... own , and with the advantage of numbers on their side ; in fact , the inspection was theirs , and not hers ; for they literally undressed her ; and not contented with this victory , pinched her skin to ascertain if the colour.
... own , and with the advantage of numbers on their side ; in fact , the inspection was theirs , and not hers ; for they literally undressed her ; and not contented with this victory , pinched her skin to ascertain if the colour.
Pàgina 64
... colour was natural , and not produced by cosmetics . The poor miserably pulled about visitor , was at length allowed ... colours , the various performances which were to take place that evening - these consisted of dramatic ...
... colour was natural , and not produced by cosmetics . The poor miserably pulled about visitor , was at length allowed ... colours , the various performances which were to take place that evening - these consisted of dramatic ...
Pàgina 69
... coloured papers , with tin- sel decorations , hang about the domestic shrine ; and Joss , always portly , looks peculiarly contented and comfortable in his arabesque abode . Night and morning they chin - chin Joss ( or worship the idol ) ...
... coloured papers , with tin- sel decorations , hang about the domestic shrine ; and Joss , always portly , looks peculiarly contented and comfortable in his arabesque abode . Night and morning they chin - chin Joss ( or worship the idol ) ...
Pàgina 72
... coloured paper , decorate their sides , are those sinks of iniquity called " flower - boats . " The wretched female inmates , bedizened in tawdry finery , tottering on their deformed feet , appear at the doors , and on the decks ...
... coloured paper , decorate their sides , are those sinks of iniquity called " flower - boats . " The wretched female inmates , bedizened in tawdry finery , tottering on their deformed feet , appear at the doors , and on the decks ...
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China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and ..., Volum 1 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1978 |
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