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This plate, dear youth, will surely be welcome to you, / It presents figures from the greatest empire on earth / You see the clothing, the customs of the Chinese / Renowned for diligence and cleverness far and wide
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This plate, dear youth, will surely be welcome to you, / It presents figures from the greatest empire on earth / You see the clothing, the customs of the Chinese / Renowned for diligence and cleverness far and wide

Lutkie & Cranenburg · 1848 - 1881 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with 12 depictions of various figures from the East. Below each image an inscription. Numbered at the top center: n. 27.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printAsiatic races and peopleshuman typescharacters (human types)
Credit lineDeez' plaat, o lieve jeugd zal wis u welkom wezen, / Zij stelt figuren voor van 't grootste rijk op aard / Gij ziet de kleederdragt, de zeden der Chinezen / Om vlijt en schranderheid zoo wijd en zijd . 1848 - 1881. Lutkie & Cranenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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