Pu-Quà. A Watchman. / Un Homme de Guet. Colored stipple by J. Dadley (active before 1797 – after 1803). 26.8 x 22.7 cm.

According to Lipperheide Le 21 after-engraving about 1810 after Dadley’s print of 1799 (Lipperheide Le 17). – With explanation sheet in German-French parallel text.

The municipal watchmen in China had far-reaching rights for controlling persons. With a bamboo cane they mark both the time as their own vigilance. And their lanterns bore the name + district they belong to.
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A large selection from Pu-Quà’s colored Chinese professions :
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