Pu-Quà. A Porter with (expensive) Fire-Wood. / Un Porteur, Portant du Bois a Bruler. Taking a rest at the pole on which he carries two large bundles over the shoulder. Colored stipple by J. Dadley (active before 1797 – after 1803). 1799. Inscribed: Pu-Quà, Cantòn, Delin. / Dadley, London, Sculpt. 34.5 x 25.3 cm.
From Lipperheide Le 17. – With explanation sheet in English-French parallel text. – Impression from 1811 on large strong paper. – Three sides trimmed to platemark, but unessential for much white plate margin.
“ The Chinese porters are a very robust race … Chests of tea, bales of silk, boxes of porcelain, the produce of distant provinces, are conveyed to the city of Canton by these men … Wood for fuel is very scarce in China, but the mountains afford great plenty of coal. ”
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