The annexed Plate represents a female of the highest class in her finest habit.
A Chinese woman of highest class.
Tag: George Henry Mason
The Costume of China by George Henry Mason. Chinese people at their occupations and applying their crafts, 1799.
Chinese watchman carry lanterns upon which are written their names.
At the approach of night the gates of the cities in China, and the barricades at the end of each street, are carefully shut.
A Chinese Mandarin of distinction, c. 1799.
THE dress of a Chinese is suited to the gravity of his demeanor.
The Chinese custom of foot binding. A Woman making stockings.
The Chinese custom of foot binding as a status symbol and a mark of beauty.