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A sedan bearer of the Emperor of China Illustration.
- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Color prints.
- Emperors.
- Sedan chairs.
- China.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 image)
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : J. Murray, 1814.
- Summary:
- From Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. Published by John Murray, 1814. The sedan bearer is dressed in a long yellow vest, which is the colour assumed by the imperial family.
- Notes:
- Reference: c1557-03
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed November 19, 2025).
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